Seth Stern

“It's particularly offensive that Moore seeks to boost his national profile by slamming the Trump administration's unconstitutional attempts to ban disfavored media outlets from the White House when he's engaged in such similar antics himself,”

Seth Stern · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-15

Stern issued the statement accompanying an Oct. 13 coalition letter accusing Moore of retaliating against news outlets scrutinizing his administration.

“It’s difficult to imagine a more blatant violation of the First Amendment than Trump banning news outlets from the People’s House for criticizing the government,”

Seth Stern · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Stern called Trump's banning of news outlets from the White House a blatant violation of the First Amendment.

“These outrageous attacks only demonstrate how scared he is of an informed public.”

Seth Stern · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Seth Stern of the Freedom of the Press Foundation responded to Trump's ban by saying the attacks show the president fears an informed public.

“It’s also hard to imagine a dumber move.”

Seth Stern · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Stern criticized Trump's decision to ban news outlets from the White House as a violation of the First Amendment.

“A president selling priority access to news he himself generates for the benefit of a private company he controls is so blatantly corrupt and unconstitutional that it would have been hard to even fathom just a few years ago,”

Seth Stern · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-13

Stern commented on a lawsuit challenging Trump Media's paid service offering early access to the president's posts on U.S. policy.

“exactly why we need to protect journalists and whistleblowers — without them, we’d never know about this kind of waste and incompetence.”

Seth Stern · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-11

Seth Stern said the reporting about the plane switch shows why journalists and whistleblowers need protection.

“We’ve long said that when the government claims it needs to investigate journalists to protect national security, it really means its own reputational security. This is as clear an example as you can get.”

Seth Stern · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-11

Seth Stern said the government's claim that it needs to investigate journalists to protect national security really means its own reputational security.