Comment by ceejayoz

Yeah, no.

The why of things matters. There’s long standing precedent on this.

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/569...

> We think that notice to the unsuccessful applicant of the factual bases for denial with an opportunity to rebut is a minimum prerequisite for ensuring that the denial is indeed in furtherance of Presidential protection, rather than based on arbitrary or less than compelling reasons.

Similarly, not credentialing an incidentally Jewish reporter wouldn’t be a violation. But removing their pass for being Jewish later would be.