The White House will not seek to revoke CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass, sources say
The White House will not seek to revoke CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass, sources say
The White House will not seek to revoke CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s hard pass, two sources told Fox News on Monday.
It was widely believed earlier on Monday that the White House would again attempt to ban Acosta from the White House after legal threats were exchanged in a series of emails and court filings.
Acosta’s "hard pass," which provided expedited access to the White House grounds, was suspended earlier this month after he engaged in a contentious back-and-forth with Trump during a Nov. 7 press conference. Acosta then refused to pass the microphone to a female White House aide and there was brief contact between the two. His hard pass was revoked later that day. CNN argued that it violated the network and Acosta’s First and Fifth Amendment rights.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly temporarily restored Acosta’s credential. Later in the day, the White House sent the CNN reporter a letter informing him that a “preliminary decision” was made that his credential would be revoked, once again, after the temporary 14-day order expires.
The attorney for CNN and Acosta claimed in a Monday court filing that the White House was attempting to punish Acosta based on “retroactive” application of rules that aren’t written and requested a hearing for the week of Nov. 26.
Last week, Fox News announced that it would support CNN’s effort to restore Acosta’s White House credential and filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court.
Following the temporary decision, Trump told Fox News’ Chris Wallace that he will kick Acosta out of press conferences if he "misbehaves" going forward.
Wallace asked what rules the administration would put in place going forward as a result of the judge’s decision.
“We’re writing them now. We’ll have rules of decorum, you know you can’t keep asking questions,” Trump said.
Fox News' John Roberts contributed to this report.
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