Trump Hits Big Obstacle in CNN Lawsuit

President Trump has just hit a major roadblock against CNN’s attempt to force Jim Acosta back into the White House. CNBC reports:

A federal judge on Friday granted CNN’s request for a court order that would temporarily reinstate network correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House press pass, which had been suspended indefinitely in the wake of a fiery exchange between the reporter and President Donald Trump a week earlier.

CNN’s lawsuit, announced Tuesday, argues that Acosta’s constitutional rights had been violated by Trump and five other members of his administration, as well as by the U.S. Secret Service. The other defendants include chief of staff John Kelly, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, deputy chief of staff Bill Shine and Secret Service Director Randolph Alles.

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The legal challenge came in response to the Trump administration’s decision last week to yank Acosta’s “hard pass,” which gave him access to the White House grounds, after Acosta clashed with the president at a news conference earlier that day. The suit underscored Trump’s increasingly hostile relationship with many mainstream media outlets, which he regularly decries as “fake news” and “the enemy of the people.”

CNN argued that the White House infringed on Acosta’s free press and due process rights under the First and Fifth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The network was asking for an order that would temporarily reverse the White House’s suspension of Acosta’s hard pass, until a final decision on the lawsuit was reached. CNN also wants “a declaration that the revocation of Acosta’s press credentials was unconstitutional.”

This temporary order will leave Trump with a difficult choice. Does it now mean that anyone can behave any way and still be guaranteed the right to be in the press pool? President Trump could always simply cancel White House access to all reporters or stop holding press briefings altogether, putting CNN in the sights of other media organizations.

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Richard
Richard
5 years ago

TRUMP 2020 !!! As for cnn, msnbc, abc, cbs, espn and the rest of the liberals…go to HELL !

dennis morrisseau
dennis morrisseau
5 years ago

ignore and also appeal the lower court’s order re Acosta.

DO NOT let the slimy bastard back in.

jim
jim
5 years ago

It’s coming folks it’s coming

Dee
Dee
5 years ago
Reply to  jim

I agree, got to get worse before it gets better and by better I mean all this disrespect and lies by the MSM has got to stop. News media is being paid to carry out this treason. Follow the money and now that we have someone in the DOJ that isn’t afraid of his shadow
start declaring troublemakers for what they are, treasonists, and freeze their assets.

Martin
Martin
5 years ago

Since when can judge tell the President what he can do when it is Constitutional. Sad that we now are governed judges.

Gerald Ladd
Gerald Ladd
5 years ago
Reply to  Martin

You are correct, Martin. For two years now, every liberal judge, even lower court judges have been getting away with this.

Shelba J. Holmes
Shelba J. Holmes
5 years ago
Reply to  Martin

Since Obama filled the courts with left wing folks who want to rewrite the Constitution – among other threatening things to this country. The President needs to ignore him and the others need to ignore him and record every single thing he says and does while he is n the White House In the meantime the President should be sending this along for the Supreme Court ASAP. So far as I am concerned Acosta is dangerous. He is truly unhinged and one of the most disrespectful to the office of the President I have ever seen in my long life in this country.

MillieK
MillieK
5 years ago
Reply to  Martin

Agreed! I have been wondering this for the past couple of years. When are these ‘resistance’ judges going to get their ‘comeuppance’? Huh? WHEN ? —

Terry Mc Roberts
Terry Mc Roberts
5 years ago

Trump needs to file a Lawsuit against cnn for all the FAKE NEWS, if they can’t prove all the say about our President is true & the have proved nothing?? CNN is just a part of a lot of crazy democrats that are mad because President Trump will not bow down to them the way obama did, who I feel was the one that started all this corruption, along with the most of the crazy democrats!

Judith Stockstill
Judith Stockstill
5 years ago

1 agree. Make cnn show proof for all the fake news they have broadcasted!! Also, why not stop these briefings? Start a new press meeting with selective attendees?

JAMES JOHNSON
JAMES JOHNSON
5 years ago

THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO STOP ALL PRESS BRIEFINGS AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND THEN SPEAK TO WHAT PRESS HE WOULD LIKE TOO EACH DAY. CNN IS A COMMUNIST MEDIA OUTLET AND ARE LOW LIFE TERRORIST SOB’S. GIVE THEM HELL MR PRESIDENT,, PISS ON THOSE CNN SLUTS, AND TELL THEM TOO KISS YOUR WHITE HOUSE ASS.

Rivahmitch
Rivahmitch
5 years ago

Just shut down all press conferences until further notice.

ch
ch
5 years ago

NOWHERE in the constitution does it say, one has a right to attend Press meetings. This judge needs to go back to school and actually read the Constitution. It is a privilege and acosta on more than one occassion has made an ass of himself. What a f–cking crybaby this child is. Just ignore this ass and move on.

gerald m serlin
gerald m serlin
5 years ago

Just stop holding the press conferences, or just don’t call on Acosta for a question.

gerald m serlin
gerald m serlin
5 years ago

Trump can get his message across without press conferences: Twitter, et al; interviews, etc.

Larry OBrien
Larry OBrien
5 years ago

No big deal — typical legal finagle — just STOP press briefings until resolved by RESPONSIBLE court — the Supreme Court if necessary.

jim hunt
jim hunt
5 years ago

How about just tell the Judge to enforce his court order if he thinks he can,I don’t see how that would be possible.

Thomas Harper
Thomas Harper
5 years ago

President Trump could always simply cancel White House access to all reporters or stop holding press briefings altogether. Do it, Do it now. and watch the animals devour each other’

Robert Armistead
Robert Armistead
5 years ago

Not calling on the jerk I think would not help. He would still have his hissy fits and disrupt
the briefings anyway. He needs to be permanently banned.
The press pass is the same as a driver’s license – a privilege, not a right.
Try that approach in court and if it gets an unfavorable ruling, appeal it as often
as necessary. Stopping completely the press conferences is not fair to the others.

Donald
Donald
5 years ago

cnn just continues to sink lower and lower into the muck and mire

Michael
Michael
5 years ago

Acosta behaved badly, embarrassed himself, embarrassed CNN, and was nothing more than an ass. Acosta can stand outside the White House fence and talk all day long. Nothing was infringed upon. Too bad that a bad reporter was shut down. He lied when he said it was an accident when he pushed the aid. Just watch video.

Daniel Rhoads
Daniel Rhoads
5 years ago

Let him come and just never call on him!!! If he can’t get the floor, he cannot make news!!! If he tries to butt in, toss him out each day and he will get the message!!!!!. Simple solution!!!!

Evelyn
Evelyn
5 years ago
Reply to  Daniel Rhoads

Or if he tries to butt in, stop the press conference immediately! In fact , if anyone, like April Ryan, is disrespectful to the President or Sara Sanders, then stop the press conference immediately. They should be called out for their childish behavior. If I were Sanders, I would say that I don’t respond to my SMALL CHILDREN when they behave like this, and I won’t respond to adults who behave the same way!!! You will see the reporters turning on those who behave like asses instead of defending them. They can put out a press release which would give them the evidence they could use to prove the fake news. If CNN and the rest omit anything or edit it, the White House can release the original one to the public and show where it is altered.

D
D
5 years ago

President Trump made a clear statement this AM and that none of the people in his administration need to put up with the disrespect of the likes of Jim Acosta so if it occurs they can walk out and that is exactly what they have a right to do at the peril of the rest of his press colleagues who have a sense of decency.

harrison burnel
harrison burnel
5 years ago

move the press corp to the outter bldg and issue daily paper press briefing. this was the procedure years ago. the presidents home should not have to put up with unruly uninvited guests

Dee
Dee
5 years ago

Fire the judge, he’s overreaching.

Core
Core
5 years ago

Cut all press access and do Presidential addresses with the Press Corps.

Jesse Fordham
Jesse Fordham
5 years ago

Jim Acosta is a rude, disrespectful, belligerent, immature child who isn’t ready for adulthood. His antics remind me of a child in the candy store who doesn’t get his way and has a hussy fit. He sets an excellent of how not to conduct one’s self in the President’s press conference. Treat the President with respect and you’ll get the same in return. If Acosta had one ounce of decency he would grow up and apologize rather than run to an attorney. To end, I can’t believe a judge would waste their time to order the White House to return this idiot’s press pass. No wonder his wife left him in 2017…she probably had enough of him like so many Americans. CNN = COMMUNIST NEWS NETWORK!

cheetah
cheetah
5 years ago

He does not have the constitutional right for access to the President or on the White House premises. He has the 1st amendment right to WRITE what he wants, NOT to be on the property. Two different things. Anyone can deny anyone access to their property, but can’t deny them to say or write whatever they want. The left doesn’t want to accept this

Ray Burke
Ray Burke
5 years ago

The Acosta syndrome !!!! An exceedingly dangerous trend !!!! Why is this traitorous moron allowed to exist? Old REBel

Bruce
Bruce
5 years ago

Who is this Treasonous judge? Is this a 9th district deep state judge? Looks like a decision by SCOTUS is needed. This judge is committing a crime. This is Not the constitution.

Dolores
Dolores
5 years ago

Acosta never should have gotten the W.H pass back. He is belligerent and a pain in the butt.“

zee
zee
5 years ago

At ‘best’ Acosta may be granted a ‘seat’ in back row
& ‘never’ called upon. POTUS/Advisors in Law
KNOW How to Proceed.
> NO ONE ( Openly, ie Acosta or etc, Including ‘judge’)
VIOLATES the USA WHITEHOUSE.

zee
zee
5 years ago

Actually, a “VISITOR PASS” (back row)
would be appropriate for Acosta. &&&
NO ‘hands 0n’ Micophone. EVER Again.

zee
zee
5 years ago

sp check( finger slip). NO hands 0n ‘Microphone’.

Wylena
Wylena
5 years ago

This has nothing to do with Freedom of Speech or Press Rights; It’s about Assault no matter the force used. He’s not supposed to touch the Intern.

Bill
Bill
5 years ago

So the court gets Acosta’s pass back so he can know sit at the back of the room like a child would have to when they are being rude and disruptive in. class. Nothing says that he has to be picked to participate in asking questions. He could sit back and take notes on the answers to the other reporters. Let his snowflake self cry and throw temper tantrums and just totally ignore him.

Kim
Kim
5 years ago

At best… I would have Sarah Sanders give a daily brief with ZERO press in attendance. Let’s face it, they don’t ask her questions about her topics discussed. Isn’tead, they jump to the latest FAKE news being reported,.

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