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Trump likely violated due process by revoking media outlets’ access to White House: Tiana Lowe Doescher

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Chase, M. (2026, September 22). Trump likely violated due process by revoking media outlets’ access to White House: Tiana Lowe Doescher. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4737401/trump-due-process-revoking-media-access-white-house-tiana-lowe-doescher/

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Tiana Lowe Doescher, a Washington Examiner columnist, argues that President Trump's decision to revoke press credentials for CNN, MSN Now, and Politico likely violates due process protections established in earlier court rulings. The D.C. District Court’s 2018 Sherrill v. Knight case set precedent requiring procedural safeguards before revoking media access to the White House. Doescher explains that once a reporter gains entry into the press pool area, which is considered semi-public space, there are certain liberties protected by due process rights, mandating a fair procedure for any revocation of credentials.

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On September 18, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate ban on several news outlets from entering the White House, including CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico. In a social media post on his platform Truth Social, Trump accused these outlets of reporting "fiction and lies" when covering the U.S. government. The decision sparked legal action with CNN, MS NOW, and Politico filing lawsuits arguing their First Amendment rights were violated. A federal court temporarily blocked the ban but it remains contentious, with the Justice Department petitioning for its reinstatement on October 3rd. This move escalates long-standing tensions between Trump and major media outlets, raising significant concerns over freedom of the press in the United States.

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“However, once you admit a reporter into the press pool, because it is considered a semipublic arena, the judge, the district court judge, back in 2018, said there is some sort of liberty interest protected by a due process right that is created.

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🔮 Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke credentials for three media outlets likely will not hold up in court.

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Trump likely violated due process by revoking media outlets’ access to White House: Tiana Lowe Doescher · assertive framing

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Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke credentials for three media outlets likely will not hold up in court. asserted

decision → say → court

“Trump tried to do this in 2018 when he wanted to revoke fake news Jim Acosta’s hard pass,” Doescher said Monday on Newsmax’s The Right Squad. asserted

Doescher → try → Squad

“And what the D.C. District Court said was there was prior precedent set in the 1970 case that was Sherrill v. Knight.” asserted

that → say → Knight

Trump announced Friday that CNN, MS Now, and Politico were banned from the White House, with reporters later having their hard passes revoked and being denied access to the grounds. asserted

passes → announce → grounds

As a result, all three outlets responded, stating they intend to sue the Trump administration. asserted

they → respond → administration

Major television networks, including Fox News, ABC, NBC, and CBS, are standing in solidarity with the outlets, particularly with CNN, which is part of the White House TV press pool. asserted

which → include → pool

The networks have begun to boycott White House pool coverage. asserted

networks → begin → coverage

Even so, the outlets have still covered Trump outside the White House, with the president confronting CNN on Tuesday after a reporter was present during his arrival at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. asserted

reporter → cover → York

Doescher said that while Trump is not required to pick on any reporter for questions in the White House press briefings, they are allowed certain rights once they have already gained access. asserted

they → say → access

“He never needs to call on Kaitlan Collins, he never has to call on Jim Acosta, never, god forbid, needs to call on Brian Stelter,” Doescher said. asserted

Doescher → need → Stelter

that → admit → right

The ruling requires the president to follow a procedure to revoke access to media members, Doescher said. asserted

Doescher → require → members

“So what that means is, if you want to go through a process of saying, ‘CNN, you made up these stories, or you improperly attributed sources,’ you have to go through a process to take away the hard pass,” Doescher said. asserted

Doescher → mean → pass