UPDATE: CNN sues White House to regain access for reporter Jim Acosta

[BumRushDaShow]

Last edited Tue Nov 13, 2018, 10:57 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: Washington Post



CNN sued the Trump Administration on behalf of reporter Jim Acosta on Tuesday, asking a court to restore Acosta's White House press pass after President Trump suspended it last week. The unusual suit, an escalation of Trump's longrunning war of words with CNN, seeks a judge's intervention after Trump banished Acosta from the White House grounds for an indefinite period after a brief altercation between Acosta and a White House press aide.

After a testy exchange between the president and the reporter, the unidentified press aide went up to Acosta to take a microphone out of his hands. As a result, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a few hours later that the White House had revoked Acosta's "hard pass," which enables reporters to enter and leave the grounds each day.

CNN filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington. "We have asked this court for an immediate restraining order requiring the pass be returned to Jim, and will seek permanent relief as part of this process," the network said in a statement released Tuesday morning.

Legal experts say the network's chances of winning in court are favorable. The First Amendment protects journalists against arbitrary restrictions by government officials.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/cnn-sues-white-house-to-regain-access-for-reporter-jim-acosta/2018/11/13/afc3423c-e6bf-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html

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Original article/full title: CNN sues Trump administration, asking court to restore Jim Acosta's White House press pass after testy exchange with the president

By Washington Post Staff
November 13 at 9:23 AM

The unusual lawsuit, an escalation of President Trump's long-running war of words with CNN, seeks a judge's intervention after Trump banished Acosta from the White House grounds for an indefinite period.

At a news conference last week, Acosta rebuffed a White House press aide's attempt to remove a microphone from his hands during a heated exchange with the president. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders claimed Acosta was "placing his hands on a young woman" -- and later tweeted a doctored video as evidence to support her claims -- and cited that as the reason for the press pass suspension.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/11/13/cnn-sues-trump-administration-asking-court-to-restore-jim-acostas-white-house-press-pass-after-testy-exchange-with-the-president/?utm_term.fbc1f39b7b8e

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Here is CNN Communications' tweet (complaint can be found here - https://cnnpressroom.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/2-complaint.pdf (PDF))-

Link to tweet

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CNN Communications
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@CNNPR

This morning, CNN filed a lawsuit against @realDonaldTrump and top aides. The White House has violated CNN and @Acosta's First Amendment rights of freedom of the press and Fifth Amendment rights to due process. Complaint: https://cnn.it/2OEx8L1
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9:18 AM - Nov 13, 2018

[hlthe2b]

1. Consensus among const. scholars is this is a no-brainer as I'd predict. I hope it is a fast decison

[demmiblue]

2. K&R

[DUgosh]

3. KellyAnnes on air admission

That the tape was sped up (altered) will be admissible

[cstanleytech]

4. Seeing as its an official press conference by a government official is there any chance

she could be in trouble criminally? After all if you can get in trouble for lying on government forms or for lying to the FBI surely falsifying a tape like this and or creating an incident to get a member of the press kicked out crosses the line of whats legally acceptable.

[Sunlei]

6. I don't think kellyanne 'ordered' the video but she sure was quick to get 'someone' in

trouble by pointing it out. I don't think Kellyannes very happy- kicked out of the inner WH circle.

[Sunlei]

5. oh good, the sworn depositions from all the key players will be interesting.

like mic grabber woman and who ordered the infowars faked video- used by our government.

[George II]

7. Thanks! They just did about 10 minutes about this with an attorney....

...who went over the upcoming plans including the injunction to get Acosta reinstated asap.

But of course this is just my "opinion and analysis".

[duforsure]

8. Isn't all correspondence from others

In the White House about to be gone after by CNN to further their lawsuit next? That could just open up more against them all.

[onetexan]

9. Kudos to CNN for finally developing a spine and standing up to this wannabe dictator

whose head is one short of a 6pack

[True Dough]

10. They're all empty cans! n/t

[luvtheGWN]

11. The upshot of this will be....

.....unfortunately, that Jim will not be pointed to and allowed to ask any questions.

But the good thing is that the administration tampering with the 1st amendment is getting lots of publicity -- not just via CNN but from other legitimate news outlets and the press.

Apparently Sanders lied when calling her Deputy Press secretary an "aide". Then again, truth is a stranger to her.

[llmart]

12. That's what will happen.

He'll also make him sit at the back like W. made Helen Thomas.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Haven't kept up but wonder which outlet got his seat...?

[cstanleytech]

14. Personally even if they fail at the lawsuit its a good call on their part because the Trump

administration has gone to far imo and someone needs to try and hold them truly accountable.
Especially since its clear the Repugnants who have been the majority refuse to do their Constitutional duty and be the check on a President that is clearly unstable.

[Farmer-Rick]

15. How many lawsuits does the Trump administration currently have out against them?

I bet Trump is whispering sweet nothings into Kavanaugh's ear right now.

[cstanleytech]

16. If he is whispering anything in his ear and evidence is found to prove the best we can do

is hope that they both will held accountable down the road.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. K&R