Daily Caller: CNN and Jim Acosta’s lawsuit against the White House, which alleges First and Fifth Amendment violations, contains several factual inaccuracies.
CNN announced Tuesday morning that it was filing suit against the White House for revoking Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s hard press pass.
The White House took Acosta’s pass last week after a contentious exchange with President Donald Trump during a post-midterm press conference. When a White House intern tried to pass the microphone to the next reporter, Acosta physically prevented the intern from taking the microphone.
In the official lawsuit, CNN makes several errors in its recounting of the events of the press conference that led to the revocation of Acosta’s pass.
1. Mischaracterizes Acosta’s Questioning
In point 33 of the lawsuit, CNN claimed that Acosta started his exchange with “a question about one of President Trump’s statements during the midterm campaign — namely, whether a caravan making its way to the United States from Central America constitutes ‘an invasion’ of the country.”
Video of Acosta’s line of questioning showed that he first promised to “challenge” the president and gave his own opinion that it is incorrect to characterize the caravan as an invasion. He finally asked why Trump called the caravan an invasion.
CNN also claimed that the president “declined to respond” in this point — except Trump responded to Acosta by explaining that they both have a “difference of opinion” on how to characterize the caravan. The president also denied that he “demonized immigrants,” per a second question from Acosta, explaining that there is real video of caravan members forcing their way through Mexico’s border.
Acosta asked the president two distinct questions — as is standard for reporters — and had several follow-ups, essentially creating a debate between himself and the president. The CNN reporter demanded yet another question when the intern came to take the microphone from him.
2. Claims All Reporters Used The Mic To Ask Questions
In the aforementioned part of the lawsuit, CNN insisted that Acosta was “speaking through a hand-held microphone, as did all of the White House journalists who asked questions.”
However, CNN analyst April Ryan shouted questions at the president later in the press conference despite not having a microphone. In fact, Ryan’s questions interrupted The Daily Caller’s Saagar Enjeti — who had a microphone at the time and was called on by the president.
3. Ignores Acosta’s Repeated Interruptions
CNN noted in its lawsuit that after Acosta’s debate with the president, Trump called on NBC’s Peter Alexander. CNN, however, blamed the president for returning “to his criticisms of CNN seconds later” without noting that the president was responding to Acosta’s own repeated interruptions.
Despite Alexander having the microphone and attempting to ask the president a question, Acosta again stood up from his seat and tried to battle the president on his “enemy of the people” line.
That was when Trump responded by labeling Acosta the “enemy of the people.”
4. Refuses To Acknowledge Acosta Physically Prevented Intern From Taking Mic
Who better to draft an inaccurate lawsuit than the leader in fake news?
Bring it on.
Stupid is as stupid does
See, the thing is that in a courtroom you have to shut up when the judge says to.
Also, his rights weren’t violated. So they lose, in a very public way.
Better PDJT “ignored” acosta than jumping down and laying an ass whoopin’ on him…….
“Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act.” Geo. Orwell
86 the press conferences. Pay per view occasional addresses to the people and use the money towards the wall. Charge CNN $1, 000,000 to view.
Oh PWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEASE let Kavanaugh write the majority opinion, when this suit gets REJECTED!!! 😆 😆 😆