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Attorney General Todd Blanche defends the White House ban on 78 journalists; a judge has it on hold until Oct. 8

On ABC's This Week on Sunday, Sept. 27, Blanche called White House access "a privilege, not a right" and said inaccurate coverage is a national-security problem. Judge Timothy Kelly's order restores credentials for the 78 CNN, Politico and MS NOW journalists through Oct. 8. Kelly wrote he is "skeptical" that national security is "the actual motivation" for the ban.