Orthodox influential James O’Kif pushed back to Pentagon on Saturday New press ban On reporters covering the Defense Department (DOD), saying that the US government should not “ask to follow.”
“We should not cheerly. The Supreme Court allowed journalists to get information about public concern, even [if] A source obtained it illegally), “O” Said In a post on social platform X.
“Apart from the information of publication, the government should not ask us to follow.”
Dod Roll out new Obstacles on reporters covering the agency on Friday, ask them not to print the information that were not authorized by the Pentagon and warns if they risk losing access to the building.
,[The Department of War] Accountability and transparency to promote public belief is committed to transparency. However, the DOD information should be approved by an appropriate authorized officer before releasing the information for public release, even if it is indigested, the DOD said in a note that the news media was broadcast to the media, using the updated title of President Trump for the department.
In the document, the DOD also stated that it would reduce the permissible movement of journalists within the Pentagon, many areas will be overcome from the limit unless reporters do not have escorts, the Trump is part of an attempt by the Trump administration. to erase Leaked for news media.
Reporters were already Ban on From some areas of Pentagon in May, they did not receive approval from DOD officials.
The department said that unauthorized disclosure of classified information presents a safety risk that may disrupt US national security and put the Pentagon personnel into “danger”.
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said, “These are basic, general knowledge guidelines for the security of national security and protection of all working in the Pentagon.”
The National Press Club said on Friday that the change is “a direct attack on independent journalism where independent investigation matters the most: the US Army.”
The proposed changes were also reprimanded A spokesman For the New York Times, who argued that “asking reporters” to present such restrictions in a democracy with constitutional security of the free press on obstacles, and their government is doing what his government is doing, a constant attempt to throw public rights to understand what. ”
O’Kif is the founder and former long leader of the Conservative Group Project Veritas, who published hidden camera video of various figures from the government and organizations for years. This summer operates far and wide Published video The weight of an officer of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of convicted sexual criminal Jeffrey Epstein. DOJ later reduced the importance of the officer’s comments.
