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Claim

Claim 740

CNN reported that its outside lawyer had said he believed the restoration of the outlets' access under the court order included the White House pool.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
CNN reported that its outside lawyer had said he believed the restoration of the outlets' access under the court order included the White House pool.
Field
action
Value
Outlets say the order covers pool access
About
incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico
Attribution
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., counsel for the outlets
Source
White House bars CNN from covering Trump on behalf of major TV networks as he travels to Tennessee
Publisher
CNN
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
2026-09-25

Quotation from the source

The outside lawyer representing CNN had previously told anchor Jake Tapper he believed the restoration of the outlets' access included the White House pool.