Judge: White House must return CNN's Acosta's pass
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(16 Nov 2018) A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. Acosta thanked the judge who ordered the Trump administration to immediately return his White House press credentials. Acosta said Friday that he wanted to thank fellow reporters who supported him and thanked the judge for the "decision he made today." U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to immediately return Acosta's credentials. He found that Acosta was "irreparably harmed" and dismissed the government's argument that CNN could send another reporter in Acosta's place to cover the White House. Said Acosta, "Let's go back to work!" Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/1fe4575135d973dd74d966a363425a51