CNN, Politico, and MS Now reporters blocked from White House hours after judge temporarily restores access – live

Lawyers for the news outlets President Trump banned from the White House have requested an emergency hearing after several journalists were turned away from the building Thursday morning, in apparent defiance of a federal judge’s order to restore their access.

“This morning journalists from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted to enter the White House and were turned away, and Secret Service agents confiscated the hard pass of journalists whose hard passes had not previously been confiscated,” a new court filing read.

Time, the request continued, is “of the essence. CNN is scheduled to the television pool this evening for President Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House.”