司法 · White House press accessDOJ Investigates Five TV Networks After They Refused to Replace CNN文字 2026年10月12日 上午8:47 [UTC]觀看逐字稿0:09On September 27th, we reported restored press passes.0:12Now, five networks face an antitrust investigation.0:15Their refusal to replace CNN disrupted shared television coverage of presidential0:19events.0:20The government is now demanding communications about that cooperation.0:23Can the Justice Department prove that the network's response to CNN's exclusion0:27broke competition law?0:28The White House blocked CNN from assignments its competitors usually share.0:33Those competitors declined to step in.0:35Their decision put a shared news service at the center of a conflict over access to0:39the president.0:40The Justice Department announced the investigation on October 10th.0:43A day earlier, it sent civil investigative demands, formal requests for information,0:49seeking communications concerning the White House television pool.0:52The department hasn't announced charges, enforcement action, or a finding that the0:56networks broke the law.0:57ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News are all under investigation.1:02The department is examining whether their coordination violated the Sherman Act, a1:06federal law against restraints on competition.1:09The disputed conduct involves their shared TV pool.1:12The networks take turns covering White House events through that pool.1:15When CNN's turn came and the administration denied it access, the other networks1:20agreed not to take over.1:22They made those decisions day to day.1:23For several days in September, that left gaps in the shared camera coverage and1:28footage.1:29The interruption affected a service used to bring presidential events to multiple1:33audiences.1:34Other reporting about Trump could still continue through other means.1:37The missing pooled coverage included an event involving Trump and Chinese President1:41Xi Jinping.1:42Its precise date hasn't been pinned down.1:44A separate dated exclusion involving Xi shows how reporters could regain credentials1:49and still lose access to an event.1:51The Justice Department says group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate1:54the Sherman Act.1:56Its theory turns on cooperation between businesses that compete for audiences.2:00Proving a violation would require evidence about what these networks agreed to do2:04and how that affected competition.2:06The network's decisions also concern how journalists gather news when one newsroom2:09is excluded.2:10Their status as commercial competitors doesn't, by itself, settle whether this2:14particular cooperation was unlawful.2:16The dispute puts competition law alongside questions about constitutional protection2:21for news gathering.2:22The department says its antitrust division is investigating to determine whether the2:26networks violated antitrust law.2:28That leaves the government's case at the evidence gathering stage.2:31Whether it can substantiate that case is still unresolved.2:34Trump announced an immediately effective ban on CNN, MS Now, and Politico on2:39September 18th.2:40The outlets sued.2:41Judge Timothy Kelly heard their arguments on September 23rd, then signed an order2:45temporarily restoring their hard passes on September 24th.2:48September 24th was the restoration date behind our September 27th report.2:53The initial protection reportedly lasted 14 days and covered 78 passes.2:58The relief was described as resting on due process, while leaving the First3:02Amendment dispute for later in the case.3:04CNN and MS Now journalists were blocked from a September 24 evening event with Xi at3:08the White House's North Portico, even after their credentials were restored.3:12It's unclear whether that was the same G event that lacked pooled coverage.3:15A hard pass permits entry to White House grounds.3:18Admission to particular events and travel assignments can still be restricted.3:22In our September 27th report, CNN's scheduled Air Force One slot had gone to Real3:27America's Voice.3:28Kelly's temporary order hadn't directly resolved those travel assignments.3:31Bruce Brown, a press freedom advocate associated with the Reporters Committee for3:35Freedom of the Press, called the investigation intimidating.3:38His concern centers on government scrutiny of newsrooms cooperating after the3:42administration excluded one of them.3:44A Cornell law scholar judged the network's conduct reasonable, subject to review.3:48Those competing assessments frame the conflict.3:51The department is pursuing a commercial boycott theory, while critics question the3:54use of federal investigative power against the network's response to an access ban.3:58The administration opposed the outlets' request for a preliminary injunction on4:02October 2nd.4:03The outlets made a further written effort to keep access, described on October 5th.4:08At an October 8th hearing, Kelly considered whether to block the ban for longer.4:12The outlets have regained credentials under temporary court protection and shared TV4:16coverage resumed.4:17Access to every event and travel assignment remains unsettled.4:21Meanwhile, the department still has to prove its competition law theory.4:24Its investigation hasn't produced a finding of unlawful conduct.4:27Access was reportedly extended until Tuesday, October 13th.4:31Kelly expected to decide by then whether to provide longer protection while the4:35lawsuit continues.4:37The Justice Department hasn't given a completion date for its separate investigation4:41into the networks.閱讀文章事件時間軸HeyDex短片 ↗誰報導了什麼多家媒體報導的要點The Justice Department has launched a formal antitrust investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fo…3 家媒體✓Joyce Vance said the networks’ pool-coverage response did not amount to an antitrust boycott becaus…已獨立證實 · 3 家媒體Donald Trump blocked CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House in September 2026.2 家媒體✓The networks temporarily suspended the shared White House TV pool system for several days in Septem…已獨立證實 · 2 家媒體The injunction is limited to hard passes and access to press-accessible White House grounds; it doe…2 家媒體The Justice Department said group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act.2 家媒體Oyer said First Amendment questions, including viewpoint discrimination and retaliation for protect…2 家媒體The Trump administration could appeal the preliminary injunction.2 家媒體僅一家媒體報導的要點16僅BBC News報導The US Department of Justice says it is investigating whether television networks violated federal …10月11日 上午12:49 UTC僅NPR報導Judge Timothy J. Kelly ruled late Tuesday that President Trump could not ban the news organizations…10月14日 上午7:16 UTCJudge Timothy J. Kelly ruled late yesterday that Trump cannot bar news organizations from covering …10月14日 上午11:38 UTCKelly found that the decision to bar more than 70 journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico violate…10月14日 上午7:16 UTCKelly found that the credential revocations violated the journalists’ due-process rights.10月14日 上午7:16 UTCThe Justice Department opened a formal antitrust investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News.10月12日 上午11:29 UTCKelly found that Trump’s exclusion of more than 70 journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico violat…10月14日 上午11:38 UTCThe investigation concerns whether coordination among the five networks over White House television…10月11日 下午12:04 UTC僅MS NOW報導Judge Kelly issued a preliminary injunction restoring MS NOW, CNN and Politico’s access to the Whit…10月14日 上午10:04 UTCThe judge found the ban likely violated the First Amendment through retaliation against the outlets…10月14日 上午10:04 UTCThe judge rejected the administration’s national-security rationale, citing Trump’s public statemen…10月14日 上午10:04 UTC僅NBC News報導Judge Timothy Kelly reportedly issued a preliminary injunction late Tuesday, October 13, blocking t…10月14日 上午4:11 UTCFederal judge Timothy Kelly issued an order blocking the Trump administration from barring CNN, Pol…10月14日 下午12:43 UTCThe ruling reportedly restores White House complex access for 78 journalists holding hard passes.10月14日 上午4:11 UTC僅The Hill報導Judge Timothy Kelly extended the block on the pass revocations indefinitely while the lawsuit is pe…10月14日 下午1:07 UTCShfeld said Kelly found the revocations violated the reporters’ First Amendment rights.10月14日 下午1:07 UTC每一行都是我們從該媒體報導中記錄的說法。比較截至 2026年10月14日 下午5:36 [UTC]。
