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“The President has absolute discretion to
give interviews to whomever he pleases
— the First Amendment does not compel
him to give a personal audience to any
particular journalist. That same discretion
extends to whom he allows into the Oval
Office (his personal workspace), Air Force
One (his personal plane), and Mar-a-Lago
(his private residence). The President’s
discretion over these small spaces simply
does not implicate constitutional rights
— for citizens, journalists, or news
organizations alike.”; -White House attorneys in a 23-page
brief making a rather limp attempt to
take the stink off Trump violating the
Constitution by banning the AP from
the White House on condition that its
representatives may return if it utters
forced, pro-Trump Administration speech. Just a reminder Trump-
cult kids: neither Air Force
One nor Oval Office belongs
to Trump, nor are they his
private domains. They
are highly restricted
public property, but
public property
nonetheless.