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1. 2 yesterday 12:21 PM

   Reporting undermines White House legal defense

   The revelation that Vance was the source for one of the stories cited as justification for the ban weakens the administration's legal argument that anonymously sourced reporting compromises national security, since it was the administration itself that granted anonymity in exchange for the information.

   “Publication of sensitive security information, and misinformation about national security information, diverts White House resources and those of the national security team in particular.”

   1. 2 outlets White House reveals stories that got outlets banned — and JD Vance was one of the sources

      first by Independent UK, 23h ago · also The Independent

   2. 1 outlet JD Vance Planted the Story That Sparked White House Media Ban

      first by The New Republic, 23h ago

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     Yeah Republicans in Congress would magically resume their duty shockingly fast under a Vance presidency. Trump has some bizarre stranglehold over the party. Vance isn’t remotely close.

     donkeyrocketr/politics7h agoview on r/politics ↗

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     He did look truly stunned on election night of the 2016 campaign. He looked like he didn’t expect or even want to win.

     DreamLunatikr/politics20h agoview on r/politics ↗

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2. backgroundYesterday

   Reporting reveals Vance as source for cited story — The Washington Post and Status News reported that JD Vance was the "senior administration official" who provided the Iran peace deal information on the June press call—the same information cited by the White House as justification for banning Politico. Vance had granted anonymity as a condition of the call, and multiple outlets honored that agreement.

3. backgroundYesterday

   White House continues denying outlet access despite court order — Despite Judge Kelly's temporary restraining order, the White House on Thursday morning barred CNN, MS NOW, and Politico reporters from the White House grounds. All three outlets reported that their reporters were denied entry with no reason given.

4. 1 Sep 23

   Judge Timothy Kelly strikes down press ban

   Trump-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly issued a temporary restraining order invalidating the White House ban late Wednesday night. Kelly wrote he was skeptical the national security rationale was the actual motivation, noting that "Nothing in the record that predates this suit suggests that the revocation of Plaintiffs' hard passes was motivated by national security concerns."

5. backgroundSep 23

   White House cites 12 stories as justification for ban — The Trump administration issued letters to the three outlets accusing them of "trafficking in verifiable falsehoods about national security" and "publishing sensitive or classified information." The White House singled out six stories from Politico, citing them as threats to national security. Among the 12 total stories cited, at least seven dealt with U.S. military matters including munitions depletion, an Iranian girls' school strike, and troop reductions.

6. backgroundSep 22

   Trump announces media outlet ban — President Trump announced he was "banning" CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House, revoking their reporters' hard passes.

7. backgroundJun 1

   Politico publishes Iran deal reporting — Politico published an article quoting the senior administration official (Vance) on the Iran peace agreement progress. Multiple news agencies participated in the call and granted Vance anonymity in exchange for the information.

8. backgroundJun 1

   Vance discusses Iran peace deal on White House press call — Vice President JD Vance participated in a White House-hosted press call and told participating news outlets that a peace agreement with Iran was "80, 85 percent" done. He was granted anonymity and attributed as a "senior administration official."