# Claim 26

The complaint states the ban "could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles."

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The complaint states the ban "could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles."
- Field: holding
- Value: Complaint alleges the ban violates the First and Fifth Amendments
- About: [case cnn-msnow-politico-v-trump-2026](https://thewaronnews.com/cases/cnn-msnow-politico-v-trump-2026)
- Source: CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they've notified Trump they're suing over denied White House access. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/cnn-ms-now-politico-say-theyve-notified-trump-theyre-suing-over-denied-white-house-access
- Publisher: PBS NewsHour
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2026-09-21

## Quotation from the source

> This ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles.

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