The banned news organizations had filed a federal lawsuit accusing the president of violating the First Amendment.

Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico submitted an Axios report of Trump’s jab as an exhibit to ahead of a Wednesday hearing on the White House press ban.

Trump’s attempts to justify press ban are being used as ‘weapons’ against due process, lawyers say

“This kind of joint response from the major networks, combined with the suspension of the TV pool, is very unusual. An extraordinary show of solidarity from the press.”