Initial victory for CNN as White House forced to reinstate Jim Acosta's press pass temporarily, following judge ruling
A federal judge on Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to temporarily reinstate CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass after it was suspended by the White House. Judge Timothy Kelly, who was appointed by Trump, made the ruling in what can be seen as a first victory in the ongoing CNN vs Trump administration case.
CNN filed a lawsuit against president Trump and several of his top aides at the White House after they revoked Acosta's press access, known as a Secret Service "hard pass," to the White House. The suit, filed by the television network in a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C, Tuesday morning, reportedly alleged Acosta and CNN's First and Fifth Amendment rights were violated because of the ban imposed on them.