Judge Rules In Favor Of CNN, Temporarily Restores Correspondent’s Credential

CNN attorney Ted Boutrous delivers remarks outside U.S. District Court following a hearing Wednesday on CNN’s case against the White House for stripping a reporter of his press pass.

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., delivered a decisive blow to President Trump Friday, ruling in favor of CNN and the news media.

Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, ordered the White House to restore correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials, something the White House said later it would do.