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Why now? On 11 October, CBS News, NBC News, The Guardian and BBC reported that the Justice Department is investigating TV networks over their suspension of pool coverage of Trump.

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In 30 seconds

  • DOJ is reportedly investigating TV networks over suspending Trump press pool coverage.
  • The probe follows a Trump media ban; a judge extended the pause on the ban for CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Oct 8.
  • ABC News republished an edited Trump sons story on Oct 10 after deleting it without explanation.

Catch me up

In 20 seconds
  1. Oct 6-8: Disney and ABC contest Trump's FCC over free speech, and the EU drops sponsorship of a disinformation conference at Trump officials' request.
  2. Oct 8: A judge extends the temporary pause on Trump's media ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
  3. Oct 10-11: ABC republishes an edited Trump sons story, and DOJ is reported to be investigating networks over pool coverage.

Where things stand

As of 11 October, the DOJ investigation into the networks is the latest development, and the court pause on the media ban remains in place.

The stories behind it

related reports are bundled into one story
DOJ investigates TV networks Trump pool coverage Established · 2 reports · 2 sources · latest 5 hr ago
DOJ investigates TV networks Trump press pool suspension Established · 2 reports · 2 sources · latest 7 hr ago
ABC News republishes edited story about Trump sons Established · 1 report · 1 source · latest 18 hr ago
Katie Zacharia offered White House press secretary Established · 10 reports · 9 sources · latest yesterday
Judge extends pause Trump CNN MSNBC ban Background · 2 reports · 2 sources · latest 2 days ago
US diplomat suppressed altered reports critical Israel Background · 2 reports · 2 sources · latest 2 days ago
Trump attacks mainstream press ongoing media criticism Background · 2 reports · 1 source · latest 2 days ago
Disney and ABC battle Trump's FCC over free speech Background · 5 reports · 3 sources · latest 2 days ago

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