National security becomes Trump’s buzzword for legal fights

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Former President Donald Trump has increasingly used national security as a rationale for his legal battles, including banning three news organizations from the White House due to dissatisfaction with their reporting. The invocation of national security frames his contentious relationship with the media in ongoing legal disputes.

When President Trump announced he was kicking three news organizations out of the White House, he made clear it was because of his displeasure with their reporting.  But days into the ban, he turned to a familiar argument to justify his decision. It was about national security. “Fake News people and publications that only write negatively,…