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The Preamble

The Press vs the President: a Win for the First Amendment?

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Gabe Fleisher
Apr 11, 2025
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A few weeks ago, I was standing with a group of reporters outside the White House, waiting for a press aide to let us in.

We were there to cover the president’s signing of an executive order to shrink the Department of Education. But first we had to get past the woman with a clipboard.

Each reporter told her their outlet, she consulted her list, and they …

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