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Trump vs. Acosta and the Press

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After a tense back and forth between President Trump and CNN reporter, Jim Acosta at a White House pressing, and a struggle over a microphone between Acosta and a White house intern, Jim Acosta’s press pass was ultimately revoked. Just this week, CNN filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over Jim Acosta’s White House press credentials citing a violation of the First and Fifth amendments. Fox News and other outlets filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of CNN’s lawsuit. On November 16, 2018 federal judge Timothy J. Kelly reinstated Acosta’s pass. So is there a lack of respect for the Office and the press? And how will this latest incident impact relations? On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Charles J. Glasser, Jr., a professor of Media Law and Ethics at New York University, and Thomas A. Clare, partner with the firm Clare Locke LLP, as they discuss President Trump's relationship with the press, the recent removal of Jim Acosta's press pass at the White house, and CNN's lawsui