CNN filed suit against the Trump administration on Tuesday over the White House’s revocation of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials.
“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,” CNN said in a statement. “While the suit is specific to CNN and Acosta, this could have happened to anyone. If left unchallenged, the actions of the White House would create a dangerous chilling effect for any journalist who covers our elected officials.”
At a post-midterms press conference last week at the White House, Trump berated Acosta for asking questions. “You are a very rude person,” Trump told Acosta. Later, the White House released what appeared to be a doctored video claiming to show Acosta getting physical with a White House press intern who attempted to take the microphone away from Acosta during his questioning.
The White House Correspondents’ Association said it supports CNN’s legal effort against the Trump administration.
“The President of the United States should not be in the business of arbitrarily picking the men and women who cover him,” the group’s president, Olivier Knox, said in a statement.
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Probably a good thing. Best not to let it go uncontested. Yet ridiculous that they have to do such a thing.
Yeah, just wait til this gets to the Supreme Court…
Goodbye, Free Press…
They’ll have to word it so that Fox still gets access.
Good.