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Why is the Trump administration's decision to revoke @briankarem’s hard pass for 30 days so concerning? Here's what the experts are saying. (1/5)
“There are famous incidents of presidents denouncing the press, but this administration is taking it to an unprecedented magnitude.”—Nadine Strossen, former president of @ACLU (2/5)
"The Trump administration has a pattern of suppressing criticism, whether it be the press passes of journalists or blocking critics from the president’s Twitter account.”—@KatieFallow, attorney at Knight First Amendment Institute (3/5)
“This isn’t about the formal litigation system. It’s about a sort of atmosphere of suppression, and that’s very concerning.”—Timothy Zick, First Amendment scholar and @williamandmary professor (4/5)
“This is the way democracy dies, 30 days at a time.”—Camille Gear Rich, USC Gould School of Law professor (5/5)
