White House: Trump has 'broad discretion' to regulate journalists' access

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



The White House said in response to a lawsuit by CNN that correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass was revoked because of conduct that 'disrupts press events.'

By MATTHEW CHOI 11/14/2018 11:22 AM EST Updated 11/14/2018 12:11 PM EST

The White House on Wednesday said President Donald Trump has "broad discretion" to regulate journalists' access, arguing in its formal response to a lawsuit by CNN that correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass was revoked because of conduct that "disrupts press events."

"The President and White House possess the same broad discretion to regulate access to the White House for journalists (and other members of the public) that they possess to select which journalists receive interviews, or which journalists they acknowledge at press conferences," the White House said in a legal filing Wednesday.

"No journalist has a First Amendment right to enter the White House," the White House said.

CNN filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to restore Acosta's credentials and declare that the administration's decision to yank them last week was unconstitutional. The White House pulled the reporter's access after he repeatedly tried to ask Trump questions at a press conference, even after the president tried to dismiss him, and briefly refused to let a White House aide pull a microphone out of his hand.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/14/white-house-trump-has-broad-discretion-to-regulate-journalists-access-989916

[47of74]

1. Now you know if Mrs. Clinton was President and did that to the Faux "News" "journalists"

We would never hear the end from fuck face and his groupies about how Mrs. Clinton was violating 1A rights of Faux "News" and its "journalists" from every fuck stick on Earth.

[olegramps]

11. Personally, I welcome Trump's assault on the press.

He couldn't have done more to awaken the nation to illegal attempts to silence the mainstay of democracy. The free press. As Jefferson said if he had to chose between a government and no free press and no government and a free press that he would without question chose the latter. There is nothing more characteristic of a dictatorship than their determination to silence the free press. It is paramount for the operation of a totalitarian government. Only the most partisan of today' political hacks are smart enough not to attempt to justify what Trump has done.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. This argument is idiotic and full of rump's bullshit as usual. nt

[RockRaven]

3. FOXNews, Breitbart, WSJ, et al have a clear choice to make: raise holy hell now, or risk a shut out

by a Democratic president in 2021 who will cite this precedent.

FOXNews's amicus brief is one thing, but Trump won't read or see it. They ought to be hammering him on air, just out of self-preservation.

[True Blue American]

6. Fox News has joined the Law Suit!

[SunSeeker]

8. Exactly. Except Dems don't have autocratic tendencies.

The GOP knows a Dem president wouldn't pull that shit.

[mastermind]

4. um, no, he doesn't nt

[zipplewrath]

5. This supreme court

We saw this with the muslim ban. The lower courts were more than willing to consider WHY the ban was instituted. The SC seemed more concerned with whether the authority existed, DESPITE, the motivation. Same thing here. Does the White House have the authority to control access. This SC will probably say "yes". They won't care if it is to undermine the 1st amendment.

[left-of-center2012]

7. From the linked article ...

Thirteen news organizations including Fox News, NBC and POLITICO announced Wednesday they would file amicus briefs supporting CNN's lawsuit.

"It is imperative that independent journalists have access to the President and his activities, and that journalists are not barred for arbitrary reasons. Our news organizations support the fundamental constitutional right to question this President, or any President," a joint statement from the news organizations said.

The judge presiding over the case, Timothy Kelly, is a Trump appointee and set a hearing for Wednesday afternoon.

[DBoon]

9. if they have "broad discretion" to ban journalists frm the White House...

.. would they have broad discretion over other access to Executive branch functions - regulatory agencies, etc.

If so, this could be very bad

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Fox News backs CNN in lawsuit against Trump White House

Haley Britzky 1 hour ago

Fox News backs CNN in lawsuit against Trump White House

Fox News is supporting CNN's lawsuit against the Trump administration over the White House's revocation of Jim Acosta's press pass and plans to file an amicus brief in the case, according to a statement from the network's president Jay Wallace.

"FOX News supports CNN in its legal effort to regain its White House reporter’s press credential. 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 exchanges for the American people."

Twelve other news organizations also announced they would be joining Fox in filing an amicus brief in support of CNN.

• AP
• Bloomberg
• First Look Media
• Gannett
• National Press Club
• NBC News
• New York Times
• POLITICO
• Press Freedom Defense Fund
• EW Scripps
• USA Today Network
• Washington Post

Go deeper: Legal experts back CNN's case against Trump over press credentials

New:: The AP; Bloomberg; First Look; Fox News; Gannett; National Press Club; NBC News; The New York Times; Politico; Press Freedom Defense Fund; E.W. Scripps; USA Today; and The Washington Post have filed joint friend-of-the-court briefs to support CNN’s and Jim Acosta’s lawsuit.

Link to tweet

Link to Fox News. If you don't like it, don't open it:

Fox News stands with CNN: ‘Passes for working White House journalists should never be weaponized’

WhatCouldGoWrongHat Retweeted

NEW:
@FoxNews
to file Amicus brief in support of
@CNN
’s lawsuit vs. White House Per Fox News President
@jayawallace
.

Link to tweet

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Ah no you don't

I'm going to love seeing the dotard slapped down.