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CNN seeks hearing after White House again vows to yank reporter's access
Related LBN thread: White House tells Acosta his press pass will be suspended again when order expires, CNN says
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Source: Reuters
POLITICS NOVEMBER 19, 2018 / 11:06 AM / UPDATED 20 MINUTES AGO
CNN seeks hearing after White House again vows to yank reporter's access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CNN on Monday called on a federal court to hold emergency proceedings after the White House said it would again revoke press access to correspondent Jim Acosta despite a temporary restraining order on Friday to reinstate him.
Acosta’s credentials were revoked after Trump denounced him as a “rude, terrible person” during a Nov. 7 news conference. CNN challenged the move in court and on Friday won a ruling that temporarily reinstated Acosta while the court considers the news network’s lawsuit over the ouster.
In a filing on Monday, CNN and Acosta asked for an expedited hearing next week after top White House communications officials told Acosta in a letter late on Friday that it had already decided to suspend his press once the two-week restraining order expires.
The White House opposed the request for an emergency hearing, and asked for more time to respond to the court. “Not only is there no ‘emergency’ right now, it is impossible to know at this point whether next steps are necessary, much less what those steps should be,” it wrote in a court filing.
It said the White House expected to make its final decision on Acosta credentials by 3 p.m. EST on Monday. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who is presiding over the case, gave the White House until 6 p.m. EST on Monday to give the court an update.
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CNN seeks hearing after White House again vows to yank reporter's access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CNN on Monday called on a federal court to hold emergency proceedings after the White House said it would again revoke press access to correspondent Jim Acosta despite a temporary restraining order on Friday to reinstate him.
Acosta’s credentials were revoked after Trump denounced him as a “rude, terrible person” during a Nov. 7 news conference. CNN challenged the move in court and on Friday won a ruling that temporarily reinstated Acosta while the court considers the news network’s lawsuit over the ouster.
In a filing on Monday, CNN and Acosta asked for an expedited hearing next week after top White House communications officials told Acosta in a letter late on Friday that it had already decided to suspend his press once the two-week restraining order expires.
The White House opposed the request for an emergency hearing, and asked for more time to respond to the court. “Not only is there no ‘emergency’ right now, it is impossible to know at this point whether next steps are necessary, much less what those steps should be,” it wrote in a court filing.
It said the White House expected to make its final decision on Acosta credentials by 3 p.m. EST on Monday. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who is presiding over the case, gave the White House until 6 p.m. EST on Monday to give the court an update.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cnn/cnn-seeks-hearing-after-white-house-again-vows-to-yank-reporters-access-idUSKCN1NO1XM
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