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Ted Boutrous
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Here is the link to today’s decision from Judge Contreras granting @Playboy White House correspondent @BrianKarem’s motion for a preliminary injunction and ordering the immediate restoration of his press pass.
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My statement on the ruling: “We are very pleased with the court’s order directing the restoration of Brian Karem’s hard pass. The White House’s suspension of his press credentials violated the First Amendment and due process and . . . 2/3
was a blatant attempt to chill vigorous reporting about the President.” 3/3
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Ted Boutrous
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.@Brian Karem, known for his aggressive questoning at White House events, had his press pass suspended for 30 days. . . His attorney @BoutrousTed says this "violates the First Amendment" and due process. "I just want to go back and do my job," Karem says. cnn.com/videos/tv/2019…
"I am provocative, and I am a smart aleck. But I'm not going to apologize for that. That's OK under the First Amendment," @BrianKarem says to @brianstelter.
As the Supreme Court said in Boos v Barry: “in public debate our own citizens must tolerate insulting, and even outrageous, speech in order to provide ‘adequate ‘breathing space’ to the freedoms protected by the First Amendment.’”
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Ted Boutrous
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Here is a thread and link to my statement about the federal lawsuit we just filed against @realDonaldTrump and @PressSec on behalf @Playboy White House Correspondent @BrianKarem seeking immediate restoration of his hard pass. gibsondunn.com/wp-content/upl… 1/3
“Today we filed a lawsuit against President Trump and Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham asking the federal district court in Washington, D.C. to order the immediate restoration of the press credentials of @BrianKarem and . . . 2/3
to enjoin the ongoing violation of his First and Fifth Amendment rights. We are confident that the Administration’s latest punitive and lawless action against a journalist will not stand, and we look forward to our day in court.” 3/3
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Ted Boutrous
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Here is my statement regarding @PressSec’s unconstitutional suspension of @Playboy White House correspondent @BrianKarem’s hard pass
gibsondunn.com/wp-content/upl…. Thread below of text.
“The White House press secretary’s arbitrary decision to suspend Brian Karem’s hard pass press credential violates the First Amendment and due process and is yet another example of this administration’s unconstitutional campaign to punish reporters and press coverage . . .
. . . that President Trump doesn’t like. The President and his administration are fostering an atmosphere of hostility and violence towards journalists that cannot be tolerated and they are illegally using the credential process to stifle freedom of the press and . . .
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David Beard
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Judge orders White House to restore the press pass of a White House correspondent
Judge Contreras said a four-decade-old federal appeals court precedent regarding White House press credentials "requires that such rules be clear and that they be laid out in advance." politico.com/story/2019/09/…
From @PENamerica, which is pleased the White House reporter regained his spot. The group called the failed muzzling “just the latest in a long line of unconstitutional attacks on the media for coverage that the president dislikes.”
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“Today, we are considering a resolution relating to the #securityclearance process at the #White House—a process that is supposed to protect our nation’s most closely guarded secrets. “ – Chairman @RepCummings
“This resolution would authorize me to issue a subpoena for the testimony of Carl Kline, who served as the White House Personnel Security Director under the #TrumpAdministration.”
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Judge Rudolph Contreras is a FISA court judge.

Q just confirmed Hussein authorized the spying on Trump. Look at the Q post in yellow. Contreras visited the White House a couple of weeks after Donald Trump announced his candidacy.

This smells to high heaven. #QAnon
Our friend @Re__Incarnated correctly links this back to Chief Justice Roberts. He's comped. Hat tip to @cwens70. thank you.

Here is my Roberts is comped thread from a little while back.

You have a FISA court judge visiting the White House less than 3 weeks after Trump announces, who recuses from the Flynn case, and you have this regarding Roberts all screaming corruption...

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1) Playboy’s outspoken White House correspondent, @BrianKarem, who Trump famously told to“sit down! sit down!” during last week’s National Emergency announcement, joins us to talk about covering the White House in the age of Trump.

Excerpt: bit.ly/2GUqss6
2) Karem is funny, outspoken, genuine, and comes across as an old-school gumshoe reporter who shares a lot of opinions about Reagan, the Bushes, Clinton, Obama & Trump, but utlimately, he’s just there to do his job and get the facts.
3) Among the nuggets from our interview with Brian Karem: “The biggest legacy of Ronald Reagan is that asshole Mitch McConnell.”

On Trump: “Most of what he’s done is an abomination.”

On the lesson he learned from his mentor Helen Thomas: “Just ask the question.”
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Tren Griffin
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Today I convened individual calls with six friends. I asked each of them if what Mnuchin just did reminded them of when Al Haig said: "I'm in charge here," but updated for 2018 and from poolside at Cabo instead of the White House. See attached statement. giphy.com/gifs/movie-com…
"Temperament is more important than IQ. You need reasonable intelligence, but you absolutely have to have the right temperament. Otherwise, something will snap you." WB. "You need to keep raw irrational emotion under control." CM.

I'll be doing nothing when US markets open.
I'm probably not going to be part of the 'Plunge Protection Team.' My familiarity with hip-hop's contributions to investing doesn't make up for the fact that I have not previously worked at an investment bank. Me saying "do nothing" would not be popular. reuters.com/article/us-usa…
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White House spokesperson Kerri Kupec this morning, regarding Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation:

“On Friday, Judge Kavanaugh ‘categorically and unequivocally’ denied this allegation. This has not changed. Judge Kavanaugh and the White House both stand by that statement."
Pretty remarkable that the White House is taking the tack of just reiterating a one-sentence denial for a fourth day, despite the changed facts on the ground.
The White House did put out a new Kavanaugh statement later this morning: "I have never done anything like what the accuser describes — to her or to anyone." buzzfeednews.com/article/patric…
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