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Claim

Claim 998

On October 2, 2026, the defendants (President Trump, Susan Wiles, Steven Cheung and Sean Curran, sued in their official capacities) filed their opposition to the preliminary injunction motion. The filing states that the President concluded the outlets had failed to maintain "standards of professionalism and decorum" including by "publishing sensitive or classified information," that the outlets did not respond to the White House letters by the September 25 deadline, and that the revocation of access became final at 5:00 p.m. on September 25, though temporarily enjoined. It argues that the outlets are unlikely to succeed on their First Amendment and due process claims and asks that any remedy be narrowly limited and stayed pending appeal.

Published 2026-10-03. Last reviewed 2026-10-03. 1 source.

Statement
On October 2, 2026, the defendants (President Trump, Susan Wiles, Steven Cheung and Sean Curran, sued in their official capacities) filed their opposition to the preliminary injunction motion. The filing states that the President concluded the outlets had failed to maintain "standards of professionalism and decorum" including by "publishing sensitive or classified information," that the outlets did not respond to the White House letters by the September 25 deadline, and that the revocation of access became final at 5:00 p.m. on September 25, though temporarily enjoined. It argues that the outlets are unlikely to succeed on their First Amendment and due process claims and asks that any remedy be narrowly limited and stayed pending appeal.
Field
action
Value
On October 2, 2026, the defendants (President Trump, Susan Wiles, Steven Cheung and Sean Curran, sued in their official
About
incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico
Source
Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.)
Publisher
CourtListener / Free Law Project
Method
court record
Checked
2026-10-03
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
2026-10-02

Quotation from the source

Accordingly, at 5:00pm last Friday, the President’s preliminary decision to revoke Plaintiffs’ continued access to the White House, though temporarily enjoined from continuing in effect, became final.