A federal appeals court in Washington pressed the Trump administration Thursday afternoon over its decision to bar the Associated Press from White House events, with one judge warning that press pools have long played a vital role in holding presidents accountable.
“During the Watergate period, the press pool was right in there with President Nixon,” said Judge Cornelia Pillard of the District of Columbia Circuit, pushing back on the administration’s argument that President Donald Trump can decide who’s allowed into his official events.
President Donald Trump, from right, speaks to reporters accompanied by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Burgum’s wife Kathryn Burgum, aboard Air Force One where Trump signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 Gulf of America Day, as he travels from West Palm Beach, Fla.
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