Trump faces private citizens lawsuit over limiting White House media access

The plaintiffs argue they are losing access to vital information media outlets covering Trump used to provide.Published On 26 Oct 202626 Oct 2026A group of private citizens has sued the administration of United States President Donald Trump over its restrictions on news outlets covering the White House.“All of the Plaintiffs rely on the White House press corps for independent reporting about the president and his administration, and all of them use that reporting in a variety of ways in their scholarship, teaching, journalism, or advocacy,” says the lawsuit, filed on Monday in a federal court in New York.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump ordered to sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuitlist 2 of 3Trump says he may move White House press corps to new locationlist 3 of 3White House restores CNN, MS NOW, Politico access after hours of chaosend of listThe lawsuit is the first lodged not by the news outlets being banned, but by those who consume the news and rely on it for their work.The plaintiffs include a human rights advocate, a media watchdog, a university history professor, a high school teacher, a legal journalist and a student journalist.Each argues they ...