Timothy Kelly
ON THE RECORD · 4 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“immediately return, reinstate, and restore”
Timothy Kelly · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that the White House ban on reporters' credentials was likely unconstitutional and ordered the administration to restore their access.
“For one thing, nothing in the record that predates this suit suggests that the revocation of Plaintiffs’ hard passes was motivated by national security concerns. Certainly, that is not what President Trump said when he announced that he was 'banning' Plaintiffs from the White House -- instead, he focused on the alleged lack of truthfulness and negativity of Plaintiffs’ reporting,”
Timothy Kelly · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-27
Judge Kelly wrote in his TRO ruling that nothing in the record predating the suit suggested national security concerns motivated the revocation of the outlets' hard passes.
“Certainly, that is not what President Trump said when he announced that he was ‘banning’ plaintiffs from the White House – instead, he focused on the alleged lack of truthfulness and negativity of plaintiffs’ reporting,”
Timothy Kelly · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-27
In his ruling issuing a temporary restraining order, judge Kelly wrote that Trump focused on the alleged lack of truthfulness and negativity of the outlets' reporting rather than national security.
“constitutionally adequate due process”
Timothy Kelly · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-24
Judge Kelly ordered the Trump administration to reinstate press passes after finding the revocation was done without constitutionally adequate due process.