00:00A federal judge orders U.S. President Donald Trump to restore White House access for journalists
00:06from CNN, MSNOW, and Politico.
00:08The judge says the ban is likely unconstitutional.
00:11U.S. District Judge Tim Kelly issues his order in a lawsuit that the news organizations
00:15filed contesting the ban.
00:17Trump announced the ban on September 18 after claiming the outlets shouldn't be allowed
00:21to report what he erroneously called fiction and lies.
00:24Kelly orders the Trump administration to immediately return the outlets' press passes and blocked
00:28officials from enforcing the ban for 14 days.
00:31The judge also rejected the government's assertion that the ban was motivated by national security
00:36concerns.
00:36In their statement, the news outlet said the ban violated the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment
00:41protections for free speech and a free press.
