Whitehouse suspends CNN reporter press pass

[Zippyjuan]

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/18/trump-gianforte-body-slam-praise-915047

“Never wrestle him, you understand that?” Trump said of the Montana Republican, eliciting loud cheers during a political rally in Missoula, Mont. “Any guy who can do a body slam is my kind of guy.”

But touch a girl and you are out. That is not OK.

How you are supposed to do it: (French First Lady)

 

[Madison320]

I agree. The government can't prevent people from speaking but they don't have to let people into the WH.


That being said I'll bet CNN tries to claim 1st amendment violation.

I was right:

"CNN filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, alleging a First Amendment violation and demanding that journalist Jim Acosta’s White House credentials be restored."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/13/cnn-is-suing-white-house-over-jim-acostas-press-pass-does-network-have-case/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8fec22843e6c

Does that mean we all have a fundamental right to enter the WH and ask the President questions? Like our right to property? That's ironic considering that I've rarely ever heard anyone at CNN who believes in property rights.

 

[Swordsmyth]

I was right:

"CNN filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, alleging a First Amendment violation and demanding that journalist Jim Acosta’s White House credentials be restored."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...ve-case/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8fec22843e6c

Does that mean we all have a fundamental right to enter the WH and ask the President questions? Like our right to property? That's ironic considering that I've rarely ever heard anyone at CNN who believes in property rights.

Only the "Press" has that "Right", didn't you know that that is what the founders intended when they drafted the 1stA? Everyone knows that when they referred to freedom of the press they meant the "Gentlemen of the Press" were free to do anything they pleased.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Judge Swamp:

 

[Jamesiv1]

I think this goes here.

 

[dannno]

Judge Swamp:

I think Trump just told him to go on TV and disagree with him on everything until he gets the SC nomination, then he can point to all the times he has split ways with the President during his hearing and they won't be able to spin it that he is some kind of Trump lackey.

 

[Swordsmyth]

I think Trump just told him to go on TV and disagree with him on everything until he gets the SC nomination, then he can point to all the times he has split ways with the President during his hearing and they won't be able to spin it that he is some kind of Trump lackey.

How many SCOTUS nominations until he gets one?

AG would be a better idea now that Sessions is gone, his age doesn't matter in that position.

 

[Swordsmyth]

I think Trump just told him to go on TV and disagree with him on everything until he gets the SC nomination, then he can point to all the times he has split ways with the President during his hearing and they won't be able to spin it that he is some kind of Trump lackey.

How many SCOTUS nominations until he gets one?

AG would be a better idea now that Sessions is gone, his age doesn't matter in that position.

I will believe it when Trump appoints him to something.

 

[Swordsmyth]

The newest member of the mainstream media jumped into the legal fight to help CNN reporter Jim Acosta restore his White House media privileges.
FOX News will file legal papers to support CNN’s lawsuit against President Trump.
We here are far from surprised.

FOX vacated its conservative principals long ago and is now part of the MSM cabal.
“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.” — Blake

Statement from Fox News 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.”
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 14, 2018

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https://truepundit.com/fox-news-sho...tore-cnns-jim-acostas-white-house-press-pass/

 

[AZJoe]

I have no issue with him losing his WH press pass. His turn was up. However I see him more as a jackass than a criminal.

This BBC article has same take on Acosta - a spoiled little brat:

"Jim Acosta was called on by the president to ask a question. … And when he'd finished asking one, he then asked another - with interruption follow-ups in between. It was only when he attempted his third question - or possibly fourth depending on how you define the follow-ups - that the president got angry and asked him to sit down. …

I'm pretty sure Acosta never intended to "mistouch" the young female intern. He was just trying to hold on to the mic. …

What happened in that room was not the ultimate fight for press freedom. … This was a bloke sitting in a room full of colleagues who were all trying to ask questions too. This was a man who'd had his turn and had been told he couldn't hog the whole time. …

The president took CNN's question and then took more. And when he tried to move on, he couldn't. Once the Acosta incident was over, he went on to take questions from journalists from all over the world - for a total of 90 minutes. ..."

 

[AZJoe]

Not just obnoxious - the question was straight up "When did you stop beating the caravan?" People are supposed to go to journalism school to NOT ask those type questions

Poynter comments on that issue of Acosta's lack of journalist integrity:

"Jim Acosta’s encounter Wednesday at a White House press conference was less about asking questions and more about making statements. ...

Acosta asked the president if Trump had demonized the caravan of Central Americans trekking toward the United States, ending his exchange by stating, “It is not an invasion.” If Acosta had asked “What about that seems like an invasion?” he could have both sought an answer ... Acosta asked. “Do you think that you demonize immigrants?” To which the president answered, “No.” A better question might have been, “How do you respond to the criticism that you are demonizing certain types of immigrants, namely poor immigrants?”

But then Acosta’s questions ended and his statements began. “Your campaign had an ad showing migrants climbing over walls,” ... “They are hundreds of miles away, that’s not an invasion.” ... A briefing is not the same as a cable news wrestling match, where sides shout at each other. Acosta should have handed over the microphone. ..."

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Secret Service personnel remove Brenda Lee from near Air Force One after Lee attempted to give President Obama a letter.

A reporter for a small newspaper was forcibly removed from a press area near Air Force One shortly before President Barack Obama arrived at Los Angeles International Airport to depart California early Thursday.

Airport security officers carried the woman away by the feet and arms as she protested her removal.

She later identified herself as Brenda Lee, a writer for the Georgia Informer in Macon and said she has White House press credentials.

...

“Some animals are more equal than others...”

 

[enhanced_deficit]

“Some animals are more equal than others...”

One of the things Trump gets credit for is exposing media hypocrisy/lies, ruining credibility of fakenews media and beating them at their own game.

Perhaps public leaders grown outside media hub of NYC and away from reality TV/fake wrestling etc simply cannot be equipped with the unique media combat skills among other sharp shooter skills he brings to the table.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Judge orders White House to return Jim Acosta's press pass

(CNN) — Federal judge Timothy J. Kelly sided with CNN on Friday, ordering the White House to reinstate chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass.

The ruling was an initial victory for CNN in its lawsuit against President Trump and several top aides.

The lawsuit alleges that CNN and Acosta's First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated by the suspension of Acosta's press pass.
...
Kelly made his ruling on the basis of CNN and Acosta's Fifth Amendment claims, saying the White House did not provide Acosta with the due process required to legally revoke his press pass.
...
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/16/media/cnn-trump-lawsuit-hearing/index.html

Due process. LOL. Is Acosta under arrest? Is he in jail?

Next up, a lawsuit filed by Starbucks:

“Hey look, Trump didn’t excercise ‘due process’ when he decided where to buy coffee. Unconstitutional!!!”

 

[phill4paul]

Judge orders Trump administration to restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's White House press pass

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/16/jud...orter-jim-acostas-white-house-press-pass.html

Simple enough. Issue the following statement.

The White House gives press interviews to reporters at it's leisure. It does so to keep an open communication. However, some reporters feel this is an avenue to enhance their ratings instead of following set rules and the basic rules of candor. From this time forward the White House will only issue press releases with no live one-on-one follow up. You can thank fake-news CNNs Jim Acosta.

 

[Valli6]

Judge temporarily restrained White House from revoking pass. More to come...

It’s only temporary.

(from the cnbc link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/16/jud...orter-jim-acostas-white-house-press-pass.html )

Kelly granted CNN's request for a temporary restraining order, ruling that the White House had violated Acosta's due process. He ordered both parties to file a joint status report next week on how to proceed in the case.

CNN asked the judge to quickly rule on the request for a temporary restraining order, arguing that "every day that passes without Acosta regaining his press credentials is a concrete injury."

Justice Department lawyers replied in a court filing that suspending the pass was "lawful" and that the White House held "broad discretion to regulate" journalists' access to the grounds.

Also:

In a statement later on Friday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Trump administration will return Acosta's pass.

"Today, the court made clear that there is no absolute First Amendment right to access the White House. In response to the court, we will temporarily reinstate the reporter's hard pass. We will also further develop rules and processes to ensure fair and orderly press conferences in the future," Sanders said. "There must be decorum at the White House."

Not entirely clear to me, why Sanders is implying that the court made it clear that there is “no absolute First Amendment right to access the White House.” (Although I agree.) Reports I'm seeing, don't seem to mention the first amendment at all. Is she saying that since the judge didn’t immediately rule that Acosta has been deprived of his first amendment right - we can deduce that that is not an issue here at all? That only the “due process” part is or might be an issue? And is it entirely up to the White House to now develop those rules and processes which will determine what that due process consists of?

 

[spudea]

It’s only temporary.

(from the cnbc link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/16/jud...orter-jim-acostas-white-house-press-pass.html )

Also:

Not entirely clear to me, why Sanders is implying that the court made it clear that there is “no absolute First Amendment right to access the White House.” (Although I agree.) Reports I'm seeing, don't seem to mention the first amendment at all. Is she saying that since the judge didn’t immediately rule that Acosta has been deprived of his first amendment right - we can deduce that that is not an issue here at all? That only the “due process” part is or might be an issue? And is it entirely up to the White House to now develop those rules and processes which will determine what that due process consists of?

Yes the judge only sited the due process claims not the first amendment claim, for the temporary restoration.

 

[Jamesiv1]

Give Acosta his credential,
put him in the back of the room,
don't call on him.
If he shouts questions
escort him out of the room.
If he resists, yell "Stop resisting!!!"
and taze the sh!t out of him.​

 

[acptulsa]

Yes the judge only cited the due process claims not the first amendment claim, for the temporary restoration.

Anyone figuring the odds of Trump having another press conference before it goes through?

 

[fcreature]

Due process? What does due process have to do with anything? Acosta was not charged with any crime.

I don't even know how a court has any standing to hear this case. There is no legal matter at play. What business does the court have dictating to the executive who they can and cannot let onto the premisis? At some point these rediculous rulings need to simply be ignored.