The network, citing what it said were Mr. Acosta\u2019s First Amendment rights, asked a federal court to reinstate his press credentials, which were revoked after an exchange with President Trump last week.<\/b>
\nCNN sued the Trump administration on Tuesday in an effort to reinstate the press credentials of its chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, escalating a dispute that has highlighted the increasingly tense dynamic between President Trump and the news media.
In a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court, the network argued that the removal of Mr. Acosta\u2019s White House press pass constituted a violation of his First Amendment rights to freely report on the government. CNN also alleged that the administration had violated Mr. Acosta\u2019s due process rights by revoking his credentials without warning.
Mr. Acosta, who has clashed with Mr. Trump on several occasions, angered Mr. Trump at a formal news conference on Wednesday with questions about immigration and the special counsel\u2019s investigation. The CNN correspondent would not relinquish the microphone after Mr. Trump attempted to move onto another reporter.
Hours later, the press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, announced that the administration had removed Mr. Acosta\u2019s credentials, which allowed him access to the White House grounds. The administration claimed falsely that Mr. Acosta had placed his hands on a White House intern who had tried to take his microphone away during the news conference.
\u201cWhile the suit is specific to CNN and Acosta, this could have happened to anyone,\u201d CNN said in a statement on Tuesday. \u201cIf left unchallenged, the actions of the White House would create a dangerous chilling effect for any journalist who covers our elected officials.\u201d
Ms. Sanders is named as a defendant in the suit, along with Mr. Trump; his chief of staff, John Kelly; the head of White House communications strategy, Bill Shine; and the Secret Service.
The law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is representing CNN. The legal team includes Theodore B. Olson, who served as solicitor general under former President George W. Bush.
The White House Correspondents\u2019 Association issued a statement on Tuesday in support of CNN and Mr. Acosta.
\u201cRevoking access to the White House complex amounted to disproportionate reaction to the events of last Wednesday,\u201d the group\u2019s president, Olivier Knox, wrote. \u201cThe president of the United States should not be in the business of arbitrarily picking the men and women who cover him.\u201d
The White House did not immediately response to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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