NEW: DOJ repeatedly argued that Trump himself had invoked national security to ban media outlets from the WH. But Judge Kelly noted that Trump had been making a different case in his public comments and it was hard to reconcile.
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Judge seems poised to reinforce block of Trump’s White House media ban
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly previously restored White House access for POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW.