Late on Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that the president had the authority to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from certain sections of the White House. The attorneys contend that the media's coverage of President Donald Trump's ballroom building and the Iran War may constitute a national security threat that warrants the prohibition.

Despite First Amendment guarantees for press freedom, the Trump administration claimed in a court filing late on Tuesday nite that "access to the White House is a privilege, not a right."

In keeping with prior sudden lockdowns and modifications Trump has made to the White House, the lawsuit also contends that Trump has the authority to regulate private portions of the White House in order to safeguard any national security information that may be present within the complex.

The Justice Department argued to the court, "At the very least, the Government may control reporters' access to restricted presidential areas, such as the Oval Office, even for viewpoint-discriminatory reasons."

The President has determined that the plaintiffs have participated in several reporting incidents that have put national security at risk. Concerns about national security are immediately raised by such reporting.

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are requesting that the court quickly reinstate their access to the White House, and the filings were made on the eve of an emergency hearing before federal judge Timothy Kelly in Washington, DC.

Major TV networks, National Public Radio, and still photographers in the White House press corps have suspended live coverage of Trump due to the issue, which is a crucial test of First Amendment safeguards.

The federal court in Washington, DC, has consistently reinstated press access at the White House when administrations have attempted to restrict it, while the Justice Department is defending the president's rights. This includes enacting legislation in the nation's capital that supports press freedom and guaranties news organizations due process.

New letters to media outlets mentioning reports on the Iran War and the East Wing ballroom

The president's stated justifications for the restriction are explained in letters to the three outlets dated Tuesday that are included in the latest court filings. The media businesses' main argument in the complaint is that the White House violated their right to due process by denying the journalists the chance to challenge the ban and by not providing them with any written warning before cutting off their access. The DOJ argued that the due process allegations should be rejected by citing the letters.

The letters give the reporters until Friday to submit written arguments against the bans, citing a number of pieces from the news outlets.

The letter to CNN references the network's coverage of Trump's intentions to construct a "top secret" bunker beneath the ballroom he is building in the East Wing, as well as other pieces concerning the Iran conflict.

It said that by "reporting incidents" that "threatened national security and/or spread falsehoods," CNN had fallen short of the "expectations" of White House press badge holders.

While Politico was singled out for reports regarding Iran, the ballroom, and Russia sanctions talks, MS NOW's coverage of the war in Iran and a story about a leak investigation is criticized in the letter.