White House Targets Acosta’s Press Pass Again

Brian Stelter: “If you thought the Trump administration would seek to settle CNN and Jim Acosta’s lawsuit out of court… think again.”

“After CNN won a temporary restraining order on Friday, forcing the White House to restore his press pass for 14 days, White House officials sent Acosta a letter stating that his pass is set to be suspended again once the restraining order expires.”

Mike Allen: “This is a high-risk confrontation for both sides. It turns out that press access to the White House is grounded very much in tradition rather than in plain-letter law. So a court fight could result in a precedent that curtails freedom to cover the most powerful official in the world from the literal front row.”