Trump's Pentagon SCRAMBLES and sets up "CLASSIFIED ZONE" after FATAL RULING!!!

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian cover the latest round of Pete Hegseth's war on the press. After losing twice in federal court over credentialing restrictions and escort requirements, the Pentagon declared its press office a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility), barring all reporters from the space they've used for decades. Acting press secretary Joel Valdez said speechwriters need the space for classified material. The National Press Club called it "a remarkable and troubling escalation." The New York Times filed yet another lawsuit. Brian and Shant trace the full timeline: October 2025 loyalty pledge (struck down), March 2026 escort requirement (struck down), April firing of Stars and Stripes ombudsman Jacqueline Smith (a congressionally protected position), the removal of Correspondents' Corridor, and now this. The pattern is Whac-A-Mole: every time a court blocks one restriction, Hegseth invents a new one. No mainstream outlets have reporters embedded with U.S. forces in the Middle East. Press conferences are rare. Hegseth takes questions only from friendly outlets and once tried to spoon-feed reporters language for covering the Iran war. Brian predicts the court will order the Pentagon to provide an alternative press workspace and may eventually issue contempt orders. Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920