CNN sues President Donald Trump, top White House aides to regain access for Jim Acosta
CNN has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and several of his top aides at the White House after they revoked their correspondent Jim Acosta's press access, known as a Secret Service "hard pass" to the White House. The suit, filed by the television network in US District Court in Washington, DC on Tuesday morning, reportedly alleges that Acosta and CNN's First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated because of the ban imposed on them.
The White House banned Acosta last week after a heated exchange with the president during a press conference. The White House later released a video — which is believed to be altered — to show that Acosta made a physical contact with an intern, citing it as a reason for the ban. Trump, however, denied the suggestions and stated that the video was not doctored and was simply a "close-up" of the incident.
