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  "value": "On September 27, 2026, Todd Blanche, the US Attorney General (head of the Justice Department), said in a television inte",
  "statement": "On September 27, 2026, Todd Blanche, the US Attorney General (head of the Justice Department), said in a television interview that it is a \"privilege\" for the press to be in the White House or to fly with the president, according to Politico, a US political news outlet.",
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  "evidence_quote": "Attorney General Todd Blanche said repeatedly Sunday that it is a \"privilege\" for members of the press to be in the White House or fly with the president, a day after CNN was kept off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's trip to Tennessee.",
  "evidence_date": "2026-09-27",
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  "verified_at": "2026-09-28",
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  "batch_label": "maint-2026-09-28",
  "created_at": "2026-09-28T09:45:01Z",
  "url": "https://thewaronnews.com/claims/987",
  "subject_url": "https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico",
  "source": {
    "id": 621,
    "url": "https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/27/todd-blanche-white-house-press-cnn-01094113",
    "final_url": null,
    "title": "Blanche says president has right to restrict access to White House and Air Force One",
    "publisher": "Politico",
    "published_on": "2026-09-27",
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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
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