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Left-leaning cable news network, spun out of NBCUniversal's non-Bravo cable assets, launching a paid membership program on Sept. 9.
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Judge Timothy Kelly, whom Trump appointed, sounded unconvinced by the national-security case for keeping CNN, MS NOW and Politico off the grounds, and said he would rule as soon as possible. The exclusion is about a week old.
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Trump posted the ban on Friday, and by Saturday morning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters were being turned away from the White House grounds. Politico says the Secret Service kept its reporter's pass.
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The three outlets want a federal judge in Washington to declare Saturday's lockout unconstitutional, and their complaint pairs a First Amendment retaliation claim with a Fifth Amendment due process claim.
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico say their credentials were taken at the gate the day after Trump said he would remove them. The two comparable cases in his first term ended with federal judges ordering the passes back.
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The left-leaning network starts selling memberships on Sept. 9 at $7.99 a month, offering a 24/7 feed, members-only verticals and access to its anchors.
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