Article 438JV Jim Acosta: White House backs down in fight over CNN reporter's pass

Jim Acosta: White House backs down in fight over CNN reporter's pass

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Joanna Walters in New York
from World news | The Guardian on (#438JV)

Trump administration had earlier sent Acosta a letter saying credentials would be pulled when 14-day order is over

The White House has backed down in its fight with CNN over correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass, ending a legal fight over press freedom and the US constitution that has roiled the political and media landscape.

In a letter to the network the White House laid out several new rules for journalists covering presidential press conferences, including limiting questions to one per journalist, with a follow-up at the discretion of the president or other White House officials.

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