WASHINGTON (CN) — The Trump administration on Friday struggled to defend the Pentagon’s press policy that bars journalists from obtaining any information not explicitly approved for release by Pentagon officials, which pushed nearly 50 journalists from the nation’s largest news outlets, including the New York Times and Fox News, to walk out.
Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman pressed the Justice Department to explain how the policy does not violate the First Amendment, particularly regarding journalists’ ability to gather news and the public’s access to vital information amid the new war in Iran.
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