CNN asks for emergency hearing after Trump threatens to revoke Acosta's press pass again

November 19, 2018 23:37

The White House has issued a new letter to CNN's Jim Acosta, saying his press pass could be revoked again at the end of the month.

In response, CNN is asking the US District Court for another emergency hearing.

"The White House is continuing to violate the First and 5th Amendments of the Constitution," the network said in a statement. "These actions threaten all journalists and news organisations. Jim Acosta and CNN will continue to report the news about the White House and the US President."

Government lawyers downplayed CNN's request for urgent court action.

Last Friday CNN won a temporary restraining order, forcing the White House to restore Acosta's press access to the White House for 14 days. Judge Timothy J. Kelly ruled on Fifth Amendment grounds, saying Acosta's right to due process had been violated. He did not rule on CNN's argument that the revocation of Acosta's press pass was a violation of his and the network's First Amendment rights.

Later that same day, the White House sent Acosta a formal letter outlining a "preliminary decision" to suspend his pass. The letter -- signed by two of the defendants in the suit, press secretary Sarah Sanders and deputy chief of staff for communications Bill Shine -- cited Acosta's conduct at President Trump's November 7 press conference, where he asked multiple follow-up questions and didn't give up the microphone right away.

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