CNN gearing up to sue over Jim Acosta's suspended White House press pass

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CNN gearing up to sue over Jim Acosta's suspended White House press pass
by Naomi Lim
 | November 11, 2018 12:55 PM
 | Updated Nov 11, 2018, 03:23 PM



CNN may be gearing up for a legal battle over the Trump administration's revocation of chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta's permanent press credentials.

Former ABC News reporter and anchor Sam Donaldson appeared Sunday on CNN's "Reliable Sources" and said he believed a lawsuit had already been filed.

"I hope I'm not mistaken, but it's my understanding that CNN and Acosta have sued, that there will be a court hearing on Tuesday on this very matter that we've been discussing," Donaldson said.

Host Brian Stelter replied that he was not aware of such a case.

A CNN spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that a lawsuit has not been filed yet. "No decisions have been made. We have reached out to the White House and gotten no response," the spokesperson said.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced last week that Acosta's hard pass was suspended until further notice over a heated press conference encounter he had with President Trump during which a White House intern tried to wrestle the microphone from the journalist.

Acosta has denied "placing his hands" on the young woman as some have alleged, and a video tweeted out by Sanders of the incident has garnered controversy related to whether it was doctored to make it look more intense.

Donaldson said he was told about the possible legal action because "I've been asked to give an affidavit, which I prepared, to be submitted to the court."

Donaldson — who, like Acosta, had confrontational interactions with administrations he covered for ABC News during his decades-long career — said he had spoken with the CNN correspondent about the furor.

"I emailed him and said, 'Keep it up, don't worry about the vicious attacks on you by anybody, and the threats and all of this. You're performing in the best appearance of a reporter, you're doing your job properly, and it's a badge of merit,'" Donaldson said.

Also on the show was Floyd Abrams, a constitutional law expert, who said CNN would have a "really strong lawsuit" against the White House.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnn-gearing-up-to-sue-over-jim-acostas-suspended-white-house-press-pass

[Frank Cannon]

Sue for what? There is no right to access the White House. Trump could shut the whole press off if he wanted to.

[mountaineer]

Well, Floyd,  I suspect you're wrong.

[Wingnut]

Sam Donaldson's hair is still alive?

[endicom]

Sue for what? There is no right to access the White House. Trump could shut the whole press off if he wanted to.

Yup.

[goodwithagun]

Good God, this temper tantrum has gone far enough.

[Frank Cannon]

Sam Donaldson's hair is still alive?

It is. It fills the space where his brain should be.

BTW this stupid azzhole Donaldson is the one who started this angry agenda driven WH reporter bullshit....

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He made a career and wrote books all based on this idiocy. He should be jailed for being annoying.

[DB]

Sue for what? There is no right to access the White House. Trump could shut the whole press off if he wanted to.

Unfortunately today's courts invent constitutional rights out of thin air. I wouldn't bet on the outcome of a court challenge these days.

[LottieDah]

My work for a judge who used to say, "you can sue anyone, but that does not mean you are going to win".

[Free Vulcan]

[IsailedawayfromFR]

CNN will lose this bigtime.

The WH never said CNN could not be there.  Just one particular individual.

This is freedom of the press, not freedom of the jerk

[Wingnut]

It is. It fills the space where his brain should be.

BTW this stupid azzhole Donaldson is the one who started this angry agenda driven WH reporter bullshit....



He made a career and wrote books all based on this idiocy. He should be jailed for being annoying.

The guy was droll and a partisan hack.  They should have moved his chair to the back row and froze his ass out.

[240B]

CNN will lose this bigtime.

The WH never said CNN could not be there.  Just one particular individual.

This is freedom of the press, not freedom of the jerk

Yep. That was my first thought too. CNN will spend a million dollars and only wind up making themselves look like bigger fools than they already are. Just send somebody else. What is the problem?

[verga]

CNN will lose this bigtime.

The WH never said CNN could not be there.  Just one particular individual.

This is freedom of the press, not freedom of the jerk

QFT

[Fishrrman]

The Ghost:
"Sam Donaldson's hair is still alive?"

Fishrrman:
Sam Donaldson is still alive?

[mountaineer]

Arthur Schwartz   Verified account @ArthurSchwartz

A few CNN reporters told me that they’re embarrassed by Acosta & CNN. A WH correspondent from a major network (not Fox) told me “This isn’t the Jim F*ing Acosta Show. We all hate him. He’s an bleep and he actually is disrespectful to the president.”
11:28 AM - 13 Nov 2018

[txradioguy]

Someone needs to remind CNN that pass is a privilege NOT a right.

FFS send another damn reporter.

Hell I've removed a particular reporter from my area before because he was being a jackass...the media outlet just sent another reporter.

[edpc]

CNN looks foolish for suing over this.  The White House now looks foolish for changing their story.  First it was for putting his hands on the intern.  Now, it’s for hogging the mic.


”After Mr. Acosta asked the President two questions ― each of which the President answered ― he physically refused to surrender a White House microphone to an intern, so that other reporters might ask their questions.”

[verga]

CNN looks foolish for suing over this.  The White House now looks foolish for changing their story.  First it was for putting his hands on the intern.  Now, it’s for hogging the mic.


”After Mr. Acosta asked the President two questions ― each of which the President answered ― he physically refused to surrender a White House microphone to an intern, so that other reporters might ask their questions.”

Why can't it be both, He did hog the mic and did accost the young intern.