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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
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bus9ess ( ! ,presid5t1 & = o!r purposes4
  ,:]eas ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
is elect$ by ! ,am]ican p to s]ve z !   
head ( our ,gov]nm5t & ! ,comm&] 9 ,*ief
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas ! ,presid5t's  
movem5ts & actions are ( special int]e/ 
to ! ,am]ican p & broadly available k ( 
^? movem5ts & actions s]ves ! public    
int]e/2 ,:]eas ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t ( !     
,con/itution protects ! fre$om ( !      
press2 ,:]eas memb]s ( ! press s]ve !   
public int]e/ by report+ on ! movem5ts &
 activities ( ! ,presid5t ea* day2      
,:]eas ! protective press pool began    
dur+ ! adm9i/ration ( ,presid5t ,dwight 

,eis5h[] "u ! direction ( ,press        
,secret>y ,james ,hag]ty to all[        
report]s to br+ m /eady press cov]age to
 ! ,presid5t's actions2 ,:]eas !        
protective press pool has play$ a       
critical role 9 report+ on ev5ts (      
national significance & ev5ts affect+ ! 
,presid5t1 & ! press pool has provid$   
important & em]g5cy communication ) !   
,am]ican public2 ,:]eas ! protective    
press pool provid$ critical in=mation to
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assass9ation ( ,presid5t ,john ,f4      
,k5n$y 9 #aifc2 ,:]eas ! protective     
press pool 0 able to report on !        
attempt$ assass9ation ( ,presid5t       
,ronald ,reagan 9 #aiha2 ,:]eas !       
protective press pool play$ a critical  
role on #i_/aa 9 report+ on ! movem5ts &
 safety ( ! ,presid5t1 ! cont9uity (    
,gov]nm5t & ! unfold+ details ( ! attack
 & response2 ,:]eas ! protective press  
pool traditionally travels across ! _w )
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in=m$1 reports on behalf ( a broad array

 ( report]s 9 ! press corps1 & ensures t
 ,am]icans d n miss unexpect$ major     
developm5ts2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,donald   
,trump has repeat$ly vilifi$ & und]m9$ !
 free & indep5d5t ,am]ican press dur+   
v>i\s /ages ( 8 campaign & ,presid5cy2  
,:]eas ,presid5t ,donald ,trump ref]s to
 m$ia report+ z fake news & attempts to 
und]m9e report+ on ! activities ( !     
,:ite ,h\se2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,trump has
 repeat$ly avoid$ ! protective press    
pool 9 a way t dep>ts f presid5tial     
hi/ory & be/ practices2 ,:]eas1 on ,may 
#ab1 #bjag1 ,presid5t ,trump            
categorically b>r$ memb]s ( ! ,am]ican  
press corps f an ,oval ,(fice meet+ )   
,russian ,=eign ,m9i/] ,s]gey ,lavrov & 
,russian ,ambassador to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,s]gey ,kislyak1 :ile all[+ memb]s (    
,russia's /ate-own$ news ag5cy ,tass to 
att5d & photograph ! meet+2 ,:]eas1 on  
,may #ab1 #bjag1 9 respond+ to news     
reports ab\t ! controv]sy surr\nd+ 8    
fir+ ( ,,fbi ,director ,james ,comey1   
,presid5t ,trump tweet$ ab\t cancel+ all

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responses '''2 & ,:]eas x is necess>y = 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to reass]t !  
primacy ( ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t & ! necessity
 ( a free & indep5d5t press to in=m !   
public3 ,n[1 !re=e be x  ,t x is ! s5se 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t !         
,presid5t %\ld-- 7#a7 all[ ! e/abli%m5t 
( a protective press pool & all[ report+
 on ! activities ( ! ,presid5cy n lat]  
?an #cj days aft] ! ,presid5t assumes   
(fice2  7#b7 grant ! protective press   
pool access to ! ,presid5t1 appropriate 
& timely notification ( & access to !   
,presid5t's (ficial activities1 access  
to in=mation relat$ to motorcade        
movem5ts1 s*$ules ( (ficial actions2    
7#c7 provide ! protective press pool )  
access to suffici5t in=mation to ensure 
t ! ,am]ican p are in=m$ accurately & 9 
a timely way on ! ,presid5t's :]eab\ts 9
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to ensure t ! public has broad & hone/  
in=mation ab\t issues ( public conc]n2 &
  7#d7 pres]ve ! indep5d5ce ( press     

cov]age ( matt]s relat+ to ! ,presid5t4