The Trump administration will fully restore Jim Acosta’s White House credentials, but has warned the CNN reporter that he must follow a series of rules at future news conferences.
The Latest on the White House press and CNN reporter Jim Acosta (all times local):
4:10 p.m.
The Trump administration will fully restore Jim Acosta’s White House credentials, but has warned the CNN reporter that he must follow a series of rules at future news conferences.
On Twitter, CNN said: « Today the @WhiteHouse fully restored @Acosta’s press pass. As a result, our lawsuit is no longer necessary. »
The White House letter sent to Acosta Monday makes clear his credentials could be threatened again, stressing new rules for press conferences, including limiting each reporter to a single question with follow-ups at the discretion of the president.
The White House revoked Acosta’s pass after a news conference clash with President Donald Trump.
A federal judge issued a temporary order restoring Acosta’s pass last week. The White House quickly sent Acosta a letter threatening to take it away again when that order expired
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11 a.m.
The Trump administration has again targeted White House press credentials for CNN reporter Jim Acosta.
After a federal judge ordered that Acosta’s credentials be temporarily restored last week, the White House sent Acosta a letter saying it had made the « preliminary decision » to suspend his pass. The White House said Acosta would continue to hold his credentials while the 14-day judge’s order was in effect.
The White House argues Acosta did not follow « basic standards » when he scrapped with President Donald Trump at a news conference. The letter from Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Communications Director Bill Shine, says Trump is « aware of this preliminary decision and concurs. »
