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Reuters reports that Trump’s ban was motivated by dislike of the outlets’ coverage, according to legal experts. EXPERT_ANALYSIS

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US President Donald Trump’s move to ban several news outlets from the White House over his dislike of their coverage likely runs afoul of US legal prohibitions against viewpoint discrimination by the government, four legal experts told Reuters.