The Trump Administration has presented this Wednesday a new appeal against the order issued the day before by a federal judge that restored access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and the Politico portal to the White House, while the lawsuit from these media against the Executive for the veto imposed by President Donald Trump in mid-September continues.
The Department of Justice has filed a document to appeal the decision of District Judge Tim Kelly, which prevented U.S. authorities from maintaining the entry ban on these reporters while the judicial procedure is prolonged.
Kelly, appointed by Trump during his first term, adopted this precautionary measure by estimating that the president's statements --who often refers to the media as "fake news"-- demonstrate retaliation and "discrimination based on opinion" contrary to the Constitution.
"President Trump likely prohibited the plaintiffs from accessing the White House because he believes their reports are generally inaccurate and biased against him," the ruling states.
The judge also dismissed the position of the Department of Justice, which during the process tried to justify the veto with national security arguments, concluding that "there is no evidence" that Trump adopted the measure based on those reasons "from the beginning."
The controversy marks a new escalation in the open battle over press freedom under Trump's administration, which announced the ban on September 18 on social media, while the three media outlets maintain that they were unaware of the decision until four days later.
Kelly, who had already temporarily suspended the veto in September while considering whether to issue a longer-lasting order, addressed a similar case in 2018 when CNN went to court after the White House revoked the credentials of its then-correspondent Jim Acosta.