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Stark warning issued to DOJ lawyers: Your future career is 'in jeopardy’
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
A Court Order Is Not a White House Suggestion
The Order, Then the Refusal
In the early hours of Thursday, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the restoration of White House credentials to reporters who had been banned. By Thursday morning, according to the reporting, the Secret Service still refused to return the passes despite repeated attempts by at least one correspondent to enter. Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sought an…
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