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What does the First Amendment say and why would Trump's three-media veto violate the Constitution?

Donald Trump has continued to scale up his attacks on the press and his most recent target has been the three-media correspondents he accused of "constantly writing or reporting on fiction and lies" in his coverage. The White House Correspondents Association has described the measure as a "free press ban." They see it as a violation of the First Amendment, which enshrines freedom of expression and of the press.