Judge Declines AP Challenge To New White House Press Pool Policy, But Says Time Will Tell Whether Wire Service Still Gets “Second Class Treatment”

The APs attorney, Charles Tobin, argued that the new policy still punished the news organization.

We believe they did this punitively to dilute the AP in its access, Tobin told the judge.

They are playing games so that preserve the absolute discretion of the president, Tobin said.

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It was not until Thursday that an AP photographer was allowed back into the press pool.

He denied the APs motion without prejudice, meaning that they could seek a new challenge.