CNN Sues Trump Administration To Restore Jim Acosta’s Press Credentials

President Donald Trump speaks to CNN journalist Jim Acosta during a news conference at the White House earlier this month.

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Updated at 1 a.m. ET on Wednesday

CNN has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the White House suspended CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials.

The White House took away Acosta’s “hard pass,” which allows credentialed reporters to attend White House events without obtaining daily access permission, after a contentious news conference last week in which President Trump called Acosta a “rude, terrible person.”