CNN, MS NOW and Politico to file lawsuit against Trump's White House ban
The US media outlets say they are defending "the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes".
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"the White House was not 'instituting an assault on the Free Press' and he was targeting 'FAKE NEWS.'"
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The US media outlets say they are defending "the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes".
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