Both Acosta and CNN are named as plaintiffs, while defendants include two secret service members, three White House senior staff and - of course - President Trump himself.
Both CNN and Acosta are plaintiffs in the lawsuit. There are six defendants: Trump, chief of staff John Kelly, press secretary Sarah Sanders, deputy chief of staff for communications Bill Shine, Secret Service director Joseph Clancy, and the Secret Service officer who took Acosta's hard pass away last Wednesday. The officer is identified as John Doe in the suit, pending his identification. The six defendants are all named because of their roles in enforcing and announcing Acosta's suspension.
In a bizarre example of a news organization reporting on itself, CNN revealed that it was suing the White House on First Amendment and Fifth Amendment grounds. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in Washington DC on Tuesday morning.
JUST IN: CNN files a lawsuit against President Trump and top aides for banning reporter Jim Acosta https://t.co/DGGedhpqod pic.twitter.com/TSvZhSd8N6— CNN (@CNN) November 13, 2018
PRESS PASSES ARE NOT A RIGHT!
Not a first amendment issue. Acosta speech is not restricted. Access to a person he is disrespectful towards is restricted.
He can report the news that others gathers. And piss and moan as much as he wants.
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