The Justice Department is appealing an order for the White House to provide ASL interpretation during press briefings given by the press secretary or President Trump.

The Trump administration axed ASL interpreters in January. Their job is to translate speeches in real time, including those by President Trump and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, to make them accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

A federal judge has spurned President Donald Trump’s move to get rid of American Sign Language interpreters for certain White House briefings.

U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ordered the White House to immediately provide visible, qualified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at press briefings when President Trump or Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speak,

Leavitt’s response is an indication of how sensitive the issue is for the White House, and for the 79-year-old Commander in Chief. Trump insists he is in excellent shape for his age, and has previously bragged about getting “perfect” results on cognitive tests issued by White House doctor Sean Barbabella.

The White House accuses Democrats of creating a "fake narrative". It also says the victim is the late Virginia Giuffre.

The move broke from generations of precedent and added to the Trump administration’s growing list of restraints on the news media.