JUDGE SIDES WITH TRUMP ADMIN REFUSING TO GRANT AP ACCESS TO THE OVAL OFFICE

JUDGE SIDES WITH TRUMP ADMIN REFUSING TO GRANT AP ACCESS TO THE OVAL OFFICE. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., declined the Associated Press’ request to temporarily restore its White House access after President Donald Trump banned the outlet for continuing to use “Gulf of Mexico” in its reports.

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, who was appointed by Trump in 2017, turned down the Associated Press’ request for a temporary restraining order, writing that the AP “can get access to the same information” from pool coverage rather than attending each White House event directly.

Judge McFadden explained that he was not convinced the AP faced “irreparable harm” from the current restrictions, per CNN. He noted that the AP was only being barred from “more private areas” of the administration, such as Air Force One and the Oval Office.