White House Appeals Judges Decision To Restore Brian Karems Hard Pass

The White House is appealing a federal judges decision from earlier this month to restore the hard pass of Playboys correspondent Brian Karem.

The Trump administration suspended Karems credentials after a raucous incident in July in which he got in argument with former Trump aide Sebastian Gorka following a Rose Garden ceremony.

The notice of appeal was filed Friday in federal court in Washington. Karems attorneys and those of the administration also filed a joint motion to stay the proceedings pending the appeal.

On Sept. 3, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras granted Karems motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. He found that White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grishams rationale for revoking the pass was too vague.

“White House events appear to vary greatly in character,” Contreras wrote in his opinion. “Thus, without any contextual guideposts, professionalism, standing alone, remains too murky to provide fair notice here.”

Karem returned to work at the White House the next day.

After Grisham informed Karem she was suspending his hard pass for 30 days, calling his conduct “unacceptable and disruptive,” he sued. A hard pass, meant for full-time reporters at the White House, allows reporters to come and go without having to apply for credentials each time they visit.

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