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U.S. NEWS Saturday 17 November 2018

CNN’s Acosta

Continued from Front es to ensure fair and orderly
press conferences in the fu-
The White House revoked ture.”
Acosta’s credentials last Speaking to reporters after
week after he and Trump the decision, Trump said, “If
tangled verbally during a they don’t listen to the rules
press conference follow- and regulations, we will
ing the midterm elections. end up back in court and
CNN sued and asked the we will win.”
judge to issue a temporary He later added: “We want
restraining order forcing the total freedom of the press.
White House to give back It’s very important to me,
Acosta’s credentials. The more important to me than
judge agreed. anybody would believe.
CNN alleged that Acosta’s But you have to act with
First and Fifth Amendment respect when you’re in the
rights were violated when White House, and when
the White House revoked I see the way some of my
his “hard pass.” people get treated at press
While the judge didn’t rule conferences, it’s terrible. So
on the underlying case, we’re setting up a certain CNN’s Jim Acosta enters the Brady press briefing room upon returning back to the White House in
he ordered Acosta’s pass standard, which is what the Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.
returned for now in part court is requesting.” Associated Press
because he said CNN was The White House had tial compound. He said he After a terse exchange, Acosta’s credentials have
likely to prevail on its Fifth spelled out its reasons for was grateful for the judge’s Trump told Acosta, “That’s shifted over the past week.
Amendment claim — that revoking Acosta’s creden- ruling, that it was a test enough,” several times Sanders initially explained
Acosta hadn’t received tials in a tweet from Sand- and the media passed the while calling on another re- the decision by accusing
sufficient notice or expla- ers and in a statement after test.”This is just any other porter. Acosta of making improper
nation before his creden- CNN filed its lawsuit. But the day at the White House for Acosta attempted to ask physical contact with the
tials were revoked or been judge said those “belated me and I would like to get another question about intern seeking to grab the
given sufficient opportu- efforts were hardly sufficient back to work,” he said. special counsel Robert microphone.
nity to respond before they to satisfy due process.” Trump has made his dislike Mueller’s Russia investiga- But that rationale disap-
were. But the judge also empha- of CNN clear since before tion and initially declined peared after witnesses
The judge said the govern- sized the “very limited na- he took office and continu- to give up a handheld mi- backed Acosta’s account
ment could not say who ture” of his ruling Friday. He ing into his presidency. He crophone to a White House that he was just trying to
initially decided to revoke noted he had not deter- has described the network intern. Trump responded keep the microphone and
Acosta’s hard pass and mined that the First Amend- as “fake news” both on to Acosta by saying he Sanders distributed a doc-
how that decision was ment was violated. Twitter and in public com- wasn’t concerned about tored video that made it
reached. The judge told attorneys to ments. the investigation, calling appear Acosta was more
“In response to the court, file additional court papers At last week’s press con- it a “hoax,” and then criti- aggressive than he actu-
we will temporarily rein- in the case by Monday. ference, Trump was taking cized Acosta, calling him a ally was.
state the reporter’s hard On Friday afternoon, more questions from reporters “rude, terrible person.” On Tuesday, Sanders ac-
pass,” White House press than 50 members of the and called on Acosta, who Hours later, the White cused Acosta in a written
secretary Sarah Huckabee White House press corps asked about Trump’s state- House pulled Acosta’s cre- statement of being unpro-
Sanders said in a state- greeted Acosta as he ments about a caravan of dentials. fessional by trying to domi-
ment. “We will also further strode through the north- migrants making its way The White House’s expla- nate the questioning at the
develop rules and process- west gate of the presiden- to the U.S.-Mexico border. nations for why it seized news conference.q

Supreme Court to hear arguments in census dispute

By MARK SHERMAN That trial is expected to the official, or administra- and other evidence “defy Last month, Ross, in a Jus-
Associated Press conclude soon. The justices tive, record the Commerce decades of settled law.” tice Department filing,
WASHINGTON (AP) — The set arguments for Feb. 19 Department compiled. The challengers had want- said he now remembers
Supreme Court says it will and it is unclear whether More than a dozen states ed to question Ross under speaking with former senior
hear arguments over the Furman would delay his rul- and big cities challenged oath about his motivation White House adviser Steve
evidence a federal judge ing until after the Supreme the citizenship question, ar- for asking about citizen- Bannon last year about
can consider in the lawsuit Court decides the case. guing it will discourage im- ship. Furman would have adding a citizenship ques-
concerning the addition The high court had previ- migrant participation and allowed that, but the jus- tion to the census. He also
of a citizenship question to ously allowed the trial to go dilute political representa- tices didn’t agree. recalled discussing the
the 2020 census. forward, rejecting a Trump tion and funds for states The judge has said evi- matter with then-Attorney
U.S. District Judge Jesse M. administration request to that tend to vote Demo- dence suggests that Ross General Jeff Sessions in the
Furman is currently presid- delay it. cratic. The administration may have decided to add spring of 2017 and at other
ing over a trial in New York The issue for the court is said the question will allow the question before ask- times, Justice Department
to determine if Commerce whether Furman may in- the Justice Department to ing the Justice Department lawyers wrote in the filing.
Secretary Wilbur Ross acted clude the depositions of enforce the Voting Rights to request it. He also cited Ross had previously testified
legally when he decided acting assistant attorney Act more effectively. proof Ross had overruled under oath that he was un-
to include the citizenship general John Gore and Solicitor General Noel Fran- senior Census Bureau staff aware of discussions be-
question on the decen- Commerce Department cisco told the justices in a who concluded adding it tween himself and anyone
nial census for the first time officials, as well as other ev- court filing Furman’s orders was very costly and would in the White House on the
since 1950. idence that was not part of authorizing the depositions harm the census count. subject.q