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Not so, Shumate says. "The President concluded" that CNN, MS NOW, and Politico " have failed to maintain basic minimum 'standards of professionalism and decorum expected of those given access to the White House Complex, including' by 'publishing sensitive or classified information,'" the brief avers. "The President's actions must be sustained because the President has 'compelling interest[s]' in enforcing minimum standards for bona fide journalists and safeguarding national security information." In support of that claim, the brief cites three letters from the White House Press Office that purport to justify Trump's decision. In January, it says, CNN disclosed "top-secret" information about the bunker beneath the ballroom that Trump is building on the site formerly occupied by the East Wing of the White House, which he demolished last fall.
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