AP sues Trump officials over White House ban. AP argues that the ban violates both the First Amendment and the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause. The lawsuit, filed in a US district court in Washington on Friday, names three senior White House officials. The White House says the AP is still accredited like other news outlets and can attend regular press briefings. However, its reporters are banned from Oval Office events and Air Force One trips.“The Constitution does not allow the government to control speech,” its lawyers wrote in the complaint. “We are going to ensure that truth and accuracy is present at that White House every single day,’ press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) The AP plays a crucial role in White House press coverage, acting as a key source of information for thousands of news outlets globally. The organisation is part of the \”press pool\” that travels with the president and shares reports with the wider media.
