USA. The court ordered the White House to restore access to the Associated Press journalists

The Federal Court in Washington granted the complaint of the Associated Press agency and ordered to restore her journalists' access to events in the White House and Air Force One. The Trump administration banned the agency's admission for not using the name “American Bay”.

In the judgment issued on Tuesday, judge Trevor McFadden – nominated for this role by Donald Trump during the first term – stated that the exclusion of Associated Press from participation in events violates the first amendment to the constitution USA guaranteeing freedom of speech. “The court simply states that, according to the first amendment, if the government opens the door to some journalists – whether in the oval office, the Eastern Hall or elsewhere – it cannot then close the door to other journalists because of their views,” the judge wrote.

The White House excludes AP

The exclusion of AP from access to the Oval Cabinet or Air Force One was a punishment for the fact that the agency did not use the new name of the Mexican Bay (renamed by Trump into the American Bay).

AP argued that the name is valid only in the US, while AP has journalists, clients and readers around the world.

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The exclusion of the agency was one of several movements of the White House aimed at increasing control of media access, especially those from the mainstream. The White House took control of the warehouse of the so -called pool, i.e. a narrow group of journalists following the president's actions and traveling with him.

According to reports, he also intends to establish a new distribution of places in the press hall. Until now, these two issues have been responsible for the Association of White House Corresponders (WHCA).