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Trump team hits back after being sued by six citizens over White House media ban

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Six private citizens have filed a federal lawsuit in New York against President Donald Trump and senior White House aides, arguing that revoking media credentials violates the public's First Amendment right to receive independent reporting on federal leadership.

Filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute and Yale Law School's Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic, the citizens represent news audiences who rely on diverse White House coverage to inform their professional work, teaching, and scholarship.

The legal action seeks a declaration that retaliatory press bans are unconstitutional and requests a broad injunction preventing White House officials from restricting media access based on critical or disfavored reporting.

The complaint details how White House restrictions have affected several…