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CNN has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for revoking the press credentials of Jim Acosta, CNN's chief White House correspondent. The Washington Post lays out CNN's legal argument, and points out that the lawsuit is causing the White House to change its tune on why it revoked Acosta's press pass. An article at Slate supports CNN's claim, and states that they believe the news organization will win its lawsuit. Politico has posted its own take on the lawsuit, titled "Donald Trump and Jim Acosta: A love story."
Here's a copy of the altered video of the incident that was retweeted by Trump press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders alongside unedited C-SPAN video. The video is provided by The Washington Post.
Meanwhile, the American Bar Association has posted an ABA Legal Fact Check on the lawsuit:
"With CNN challenging the suspension of the White House media pass for one of its reporters, the American Bar Association posted today a new ABA Legal Fact Check exploring the history and case law of the conflict between the White House and the media over credentials.
A half century ago, the Secret Service periodically denied media credentials for niche or alternative media. This led to federal lower court rulings in the 1970s that tested whether the White House had the authority to deny a “hard pass” for a reporter and on what grounds. While the cases never reached the U.S. Supreme Court, lower court judges cited both First and Fifth Amendment grounds in ruling for reporters and against the Secret Service. CNN’s lawyers cited similar First and Fifth Amendment grounds in arguing on behalf of its reporter.
ABA Legal Fact Check seeks to help the media and public find dependable answers and explanations to sometimes confusing legal questions and issues. For coverage of other timely issues in the news, these prior ABA Legal Fact Checks might be helpful:
The URL for the site is www.abalegalfactcheck.com. Follow us on Twitter @ABAFactCheck."
