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Benjamin Wittes is editor-in-chief and a co-founder of Lawfare and a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He writes about national security, law and the presidency.
We have documented 1 statement by Benjamin Wittes, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Lawfare editor-in-chief; plaintiff
Condemned
Statement summary
Wittes says the White House should not use exclusion to punish disfavored articles or coerce favorable reporting.
“The simple principle that the White House should not exclude the press for overtly political reasons, to retaliate for disfavored articles, or to coerce favorable coverage should be sacrosanct across the political spectrum”
Trump announced a White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico over their coverage. Read his original post, the outlets' responses and their accounts of reporters being refused entry.
