The Trump administration on Wednesday pushed back against CNN’s request to immediately reinstate reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass, arguing that reporters do not have a Constitutional right to enter the White House.
The claim came in a Justice Department legal filing hours before a federal court hearing on CNN’s lawsuit over the White House’s decision to pull Acosta’s press pass after a heated exchange with President Trump last week during a news conference.
“No journalist has a First Amendment right to enter the White House,” three Justice Department lawyers wrote in the filing.
View the complete November 14 article by Jordan Fabian on The Hill website here.