White House removes Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Epstein bombshell - POLITICO
White House removes Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Epstein bombshell - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/21/journal-removed-white-house-pool-epstein-00465548
Tarini Parti, a White House reporter for the Wall Street Journal, had been scheduled to serve as the print pooler for the final two days of Trump’s four-day trip to his golf courses in Turnberry and Aberdeen, Scotland.
But the White House, which earlier this year took over control of pool rotations from the White House Correspondents’ Association, removed her from the trip manifest, Leavitt said.
Parti was not one of the two bylines on the Epstein story.
“As the appeals court confirmed, the Wall Street Journal or any other news outlet are not guaranteed special access to cover President Trump in the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One, and in his private workspaces,” Leavitt said in a statement. “Due to the Wall Street Journal’s fake and defamatory conduct, they will not be one of the thirteen outlets on board. Every news organization in the entire world wishes to cover President Trump, and the White House has taken significant steps to include as many voices as possible.”
A Journal spokesperson declined to comment.
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