A federal judge will hold a hearing today on a CNN lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration after the White House revoked the press credentials of the network’s journalist last week.
The American network said its correspondent Jim Acosta’s removal was a violation of his First Amendment rights to freely report on the government.
The White House dismissed CNN’s complaint as “grandstanding” and vowed to “vigorously defend” against the lawsuit.
The dispute on live national television and Acosta’s resulting banishment triggered a wave of accusations that Trump is stifling the free press, and marked a sharp escalation in tensions between the president and CNN.
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