Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think
- On Tuesday, CNN filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for allegedly violating the First and Fifth Amendments when it revoked Jim Acosta’s press badge.
- Opinions on Acosta may vary among media professionals, though the general consensus seems to be that administrations shouldn’t bar journalists from the White House based on the content of their reporting.
- White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, who had tweeted a doctored video of the heated exchange between Acosta and President Donald Trump, described CNN’s lawsuit as “more grandstanding.”
Fox News voiced support on Wednesday for CNN’s effort to restore the press pass of reporter Jim Acosta after it was revoked by the White House.
The move comes one day after CNN filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration alleging it violated the First and Fifth Amendments by stripping Acosta of the so-called “hard pass” that allows him entry to the White House. That revocation occurred on November 8 just hours after Acosta irritated the president with an aggressive line of questioning during a press conference at the White House. Acosta also refused to relinquish a microphone during the heated exchange when a White House intern attempted to take it from him.
“Fox News supports CNN in its legal effort to regain its White House reporter’s press credential,” Fox News President Jay Wallace said in a statement. “We intend to file an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court. Secret Service passes for working White House journalists should never be weaponized. While we don’t condone the growing antagonistic tone by both the president and the press at recent media avails, we do support a free press, access and open…
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