Mike Lindell , a 2020 election conspiracy theorist, pillow mogul, and avowed supporter of President Donald Trump, has press access at the Pentagon, but the New York Times does not — a case in point that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's policy is "unconstitutional," a federal lawsuit alleged on Thursday.

The Times' lead attorney, Ted Boutrous, who has represented Mary Trump and CNN , asserted in a 40-page complaint that Hegseth's media restriction policy must be blocked and declared unlawful under the First Amendment.

The controversy stems from the Pentagon's demand that media organizations sign loyalty pledges not to report information to the public that hasn't been approved by the Defense Department, even if that information is unclassified. Rather than signing on, many legacy media jou

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