CNN SUES TRUMP FOR SUSPENDING JIM ACOSTA'S PRESS PASS
CNN
SUES TRUMP FOR SUSPENDING JIM ACOSTA'S PRESS PASS
According to the suit, CNN claims that Acosta
and CNN's First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated by the ban.
CNN has filed a lawsuit
against US President Donald Trump and several of his aides, over the ban of the
station's White House correspondent, Jim Acosta.
The lawsuit is a result of the
suspension of Acosta's press pass, known as a Secret Service "hard
pass", last week.
According to the suit, CNN claims
that Acosta's and CNN's First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated by
the ban.
The suit was filed in the U.S.
District Court in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.
While CNN and Acosta are
plaintiffs, the suit also has Trump, Chief of Staff John Kelly, Press Secretary
Sarah Sanders, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine, Director of
the Secret Service, and the Secret Service officer who took Acosta's hard pass
away last Wednesday as defendants.
The Secret Service Officer is identified
as John Doe in the suit, pending his identification.
A statement by CNN read: "CNN
filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration this morning in DC District
Court. It demands the return of the White House credentials of CNN's Chief
White House correspondent, Jim Acosta.
"The wrongful revocation of
these credentials violates CNN and Acosta's First Amendment rights of freedom
of the press, and their Fifth Amendment rights to due process. We have asked
this court for an immediate restraining order requiring the pass be returned to
Jim, and will seek permanent relief as part of this process."
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