Judge Rules in Favor of Jim Acosta in White House Press Pass Dispute
After a week of incessant drama and mainstream media bickering, there has been closure in the case of Jim Acosta versus Donald Trump…at least for round one.
Acosta, a CNN White House reporter that has staked the future of his career on goading President Trump into malfeasance, was recently relieved of his press credentials for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue after an ugly altercation with a White House intern. During the incident, Acosta refused to yield the microphone to the young woman after he was instructed to cease his badgering, going so far as to put his hands on her in a way that elicited a dramatic reaction.
The White House immediately took action, revoking Acosta’s press pass on grounds that he accosted this young woman.
Now, after a week of intensely public arguing, Acosta will soon be back in the White House thanks to a judge’s ruling.
CNN’s Jim Acosta has returned to his post at the White House following a court ruling that forced the Trump administration to reinstate his press pass.
Now President Trump is vowing to create “rules and regulations” for how White House reporters act. He says “you have to practice decorum” at the White House.Advertisement - story continues below“It’s not a big deal,” Trump told Fox News in an interview on Friday. “What they said, though, is that we have to create rules and regulations for conduct, etcetera. We’re going to write them up. It’s not a big deal. If he misbehaves, we’ll throw him out or we’ll stop the news conference.”Friday’s ruling by federal judge Timothy J. Kelly was an initial victory for CNN in its lawsuit against Trump and several top aides. The suit alleges that CNN and Acosta’s First and Fifth Amendment rights were violated by last week’s suspension of his press pass.