Acosta’s credentials, CNN cited a case from the 1970s that required the White House to demonstrate a clear process, and right of appeal, before revoking a reporter’s credentials. “If it lowers the bar for pulling credentials, it’s a recipe for a more tepid press.” “A ‘rudeness’ or ‘aggressive behavior’ policy would have a huge chilling effect, and would be much more damaging to the whole system,” Dr. Acosta “gets his credential now, but it empowers the Trump administration to come up with conduct-based criteria.” Youmans, a professor of media law at George Washington University.
The case underscored that the entree granted to the White House press corps, which has worked out of the West Wing for decades, relies on custom rather than any legal framework. Some lawyers said that, CNN’s initial victory aside, journalists who cover the president had to remain vigilant.
Hearings on other issues in the case are expected to resume next week. The legal battle is expected to continue: Judge Kelly ruled only on the network’s emergency request for a temporary restoration of Mr. “I have not determined that the First Amendment was violated here.” “I want to emphasize the very limited nature of this ruling,” he said, saying that it was not meant to enshrine journalists’ right to access. Acosta, but Judge Kelly declined to say whether the denial of the White House press pass had amounted to a First Amendment issue. The ruling was a significant victory for CNN and Mr. “If they don’t listen to the rules and regulations, we’ll end up back in court, and we will win.” “People have to behave,” the president said in the Oval Office. Trump said the White House would tighten its rules for how journalists must comport themselves at the White House. Acosta access to the White House amounted to a violation of his right to a fair and transparent process, the judge ruled. The administration’s process for barring the correspondent “is still so shrouded in mystery that the government could not tell me” who made the decision, Judge Kelly said from the bench. Acosta of his press badge shortly after a testy exchange at a news conference last week. Kelly of United States District Court in Washington ruled that the White House had behaved inappropriately in stripping Mr. Presiding over one of the first major tests of press rights under President Trump, Judge Timothy J. federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore the press credentials of Jim Acosta of CNN, handing the cable network an early win in its lawsuit against the president and members of his administration. Watch the exchange between Trump and Acosta in the embedded video below, then hit the comments with your reactions.īREAKING: President Trump, CNN Correspondent Jim Acosta and Correspondent engage in tense exchanges in post-election news conference.
TRUMP PRESS CONFERENCE JIM ACOSTA FULL
UPDATE: CNN has since responded to Trump’s comments, calling them “not only dangerous, disturbingly un-American.” Read the network’s full statement below:ĬNN’s response to press conference today: /tJ3nZDnYwO But Trump doubled down on his insults, saying, “When you report fake news, which CNN does a lot, you are the enemy of the people.” NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander chimed in to defend Acosta, calling him “a diligent reporter who busts his butt like the rest of us,” to which Trump responded, “Well, I’m not a big fan of yours, either, to be honest with you.”Īcosta then stood again to push back against Trump, referencing the pipe bombs that were recently sent to CNN’s offices. The way you treat Sarah Huckabee is horrible, and the way you treat other people is horrible. “CNN should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them. “I’m not concerned about anything with the Russia investigation, because it’s a hoax. Jimmy Fallon Apologizes to Tonight Show Staff After Toxic Workplace Allegations Surface (Report)
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