POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access

• A POLITICO reporter was turned away and had his press credential confiscated Thursday morning.
• The denial came hours after a judge ordered the administration to restore access.
• A Secret Service agent said the reporter was not cleared to enter.

A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump administration overnight to immediately restore access for news organizations that President Donald Trump banned from the complex last week.

The move comes after POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW reporters were barred from entering the complex and had their passes seized on Saturday. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a temporary restraining order early Thursday morning mandating that the administration restore the organizations’ access for at least two weeks while further litigation plays out.

The POLITICO reporter had his pass confiscated by the Secret Service Thursday morning and was denied entry to White House grounds. A Secret Service agent said the reporter was not cleared to enter but might be able to with a temporary day pass, which the White House grants to those who do not hold what are known as “hard passes,” which grant permanent access to press facilities at the White House.

A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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