MJ Muse<p>Leavitt is one of three administration officials who face a lawsuit from The Associated Press on First- and Fifth-amendment grounds.&nbsp;"The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government," the AP said in its lawsuit <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/associated-press-sues-trump-officials-over-coverage-restrictions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/associated-pr</span><span class="invisible">ess-sues-trump-officials-over-coverage-restrictions/</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/APlawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APlawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freedomofspeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofspeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/firstamendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firstamendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trumpCoup</span></a></p>