The White House will not seek another revoking of CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s hard pass, Fox News informed.
“Today the White House fully restored Jim Acosta’s press pass. As a result, our lawsuit is no longer necessary. We look forward to continuing to cover the White House,” CNN said in a statement.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders also implemented a series of rules that will govern White House press conferences.
According to the Press Secretary, the new rules are:
– A journalist called upon to ask a question will ask a single question and then will yield the floor to other journalists.
– At the discretion of the President or other White House official taking questions, a follow-up question or questions may be permitted; and where a follow up has been allowed and asked, the questioner will then yield the floor.
– Yielding the floor includes, when applicable, physically surrendering the microphone to White House staff for use by the next questioner.
– Failure to abide by any of rules may result in suspension or revocation of the journalist’s hard pass.
“We are mindful that a more elaborate and comprehensive set of rules might need to be devised,” Sanders said.
Acosta was seen at the White House after CNN issued its statement. It was widely believed that the White House would once again try to revoke Acosta’s press card after due to the threats by both sides made in a series of emails and court filings.
Acosta’s “hard pass,” which provides fast access to the White House grounds, was revoked earlier this month after he engaged in a contentious feud with Trump during a conference. Acosta later did not want to hand over the microphone to a female White House aide after which he was suspended.
Last week, Fox News announced that it would support CNN’s effort to restore Acosta’s White House credential and filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court.
Following the temporary decision, Trump told Fox News’ Chris Wallace that he will kick Acosta out of press conferences if he “misbehaves” going forward.
Acosta has emerged as a hero of the #Resistance after making a habit of shouting and interrupting when Trump and members of his administration are available to the media. The CNN reporter has also gotten into combative arguments with other members of the administration, including former Press Secretary Sean Spicer, Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller.
“Thanks to everybody for their support. As I said last Friday… let’s get back to work,” Acosta tweeted.
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