buchanan speaks herein about press privilege verses their rights, and i don't see any other way to view it, so if you do, comment;
Last week, the White House revoked the press pass of CNN’s chief
White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, and denied him access to the
building.
CNN responded by filing suit in federal court against the president.
Acosta’s First and Fifth Amendment rights had been violated, said
CNN. The demand: Acosta’s press pass must be returned immediately and
his White House press privileges restored.
“If left unchallenged,” CNN warned, “the actions of the White House
would create a dangerous chilling effect for any journalist who covers
our elected officials.” A dozen news organizations, including The New
York Times and The Washington Post, are filing amicus briefs on CNN’s
behalf.
On Thursday, the Trump administration raised the stakes.
Justice Department lawyer James Burnham declared in court: “If the
president wants to exclude all reporters from the White House grounds,
he clearly has the authority to do that.”
After all, whose house is it if not the “President’s House,” the home
of Donald Trump as long as he serves in the office to which he was
elected by the American people?
The West Wing contains the Oval Office and the offices of senior
staff. As for the West Wing briefing room, it was built by President
Richard Nixon in 1969, when White House passes were regarded as
privileges.
When did they become press rights or press entitlements?......https://www.lewrockwell.com/2018/11/patrick-j-buchanan/trump-raises-the-stakes-with-cnn/
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