Conservative network One America News is siding against fellow broadcaster CNN in a court battle with the White House over correspondent Jim Acosta getting his credentials yanked.
A federal court in Washington is set to rule on the high-profile case Friday after a one-day delay.
Fox News, CNN's primary conservative rival in the marketplace, has intervened on behalf of its rival, filing an amicus brief in favor of CNN's position. Others intervening on their behalf include the Associated Press, Bloomberg, Gannett, NBC News, The New York Times, Politico, USA Today, journalist advocacy groups.
Conservative One America News is siding with the White House in a dispute with CNN and other media outlets, complaining Acosta is 'stopping our people from getting their questions answered. Here an OAN correspondent is pictured interviewing President Trump in October
OAN CEO Robert Herring tweeted that his network was intervening on the other side, in favor of the White House position, which maintains that the president has the authority to bar the entire media from the White House grounds if he choses.
The network's decision splits an otherwise united front that has media outlets joining on First Amendment grounds in defense of a colleague's access to the White House, even if his televised confrontations with the president have taken up time from other members.
Other outlets, including rival Fox News, are siding with CNN and Acosta, who had his credentials yanked
Robert Herring
'We are going to file in the CNN vs White House court an Amicus Brief in favor of the White House. Acosta’s actions are stopping our people from getting their questions answered, so that we can give our audience the real news direct from our President,' Herring wrote.
Then, he took a shot at rival Fox, which One America is targeting for market share among the conservative audience.
'Can’t believe Fox is on the other side, but they have direct communication to the President. We are lucky if we get a five minute interview once a quarter,' he wrote.
OAN correspondent Emerald Robinson interviews President Donald Trump
OAN CEO Robert Herring tweeted that his network was intervening on the side of the White House
Herring said he 'can't believe' Fox is on the other side – with CNN
Three weeks ago, OAN correspondent Emerald Robinson interviewed the president. Trump also has called on her at press conferences.
Her predecessor, Trey Yingst, also has questioned Trump on multiple occasions, sometimes forcefully, although he got transferred to the Middle East and ultimately signed on with Fox.
The White House Correspondents Association, which represents numerous outlets, also filed a brief on behalf of CNN.
A federal judge in Washington has postponed a hearing where he was expected to rule on whether the Trump White House had the right to revoke CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass
The TV outlet filed a lawsuit this week against President Donald Trump and other officials.
Judge Timothy Kelly moved Thursday afternoon's scheduled hearing to Friday morning. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia did not say why.
Kelly heard arguments Wednesday afternoon from lawyers representing CNN and the U.S. Department of Justice.
CNN and Acosta say the suspension of his White House press pass violates the U.S. Constitution. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press; the Fifth provides that the government can't act against a person without 'due process.'
The White House announced the suspension of Acosta's access without consulting him or allowing CNN to state its case.
CNN Chief White House Corresspondent Jim Acosta (center) arrived for a court hearing in Washington on Wednesday, flanked by his attorney (right) and CNN Washington Bureau Chief Sam Feist (left) In the back is CNN public relations officer Lauren Pratapas
Acosta (pictured yesterday in Washington) and CNN say the White House has violated the First and Fifth Amendment by banning him
CNN attorney Ted Boutrous speaks to reporters following a hearing on CNN's lawsuit against the Trump administration Wednesday
Theodore Boutrous, an attorney representing CNN, said there 'never will there be more evidence of facial discrimination and animus against an individual reporter' than in this case.
The network is seeking an immediate restraining order that would force the White House to return Acosta's credentials – which grant reporters as-needed access to the 18-acre complex.
Acosta has repeatedly clashed with Trump and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in briefings over the last two years.
Acosta saw his press credentials revoked last Wednesday after he clashed with an intern over a press conference microphone and harangued President Donald Trump
But the dynamic devolved into a near-shouting match during a combative press conference last week following midterm elections in which Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives.
Acosta refused to give up a microphone when the president said he didn't want to hear anything more after sparring over whether a migrant caravan headed to the United States constituted an 'invasion.'
Trump called Acosta a 'rude, terrible person' after the reporter said he wanted to 'challenge' Trump, and then offered his opinion and insisted the president was wrong – instead of asking questions.
The White House announced hours later that Acosta's access to the building and the grounds surrounding it would be revoked.
The lawsuit calls the revocation 'an unabashed attempt to censor the press and exclude reporters from the White House who challenge and dispute the President's point of view.'
Thirteen news organizations, including Fox News, waid Wednesday that they would file an amius brief in support of CNN. The White House Correspondents' Association filed one with the court on Thursday.
'Secret Service passes for working White House journalists should never be weaponized,' said a statement by Fox News President Jay Wallace.
President Trump, pictured Wednesday during a Diwali ceremony at the White House, has tussled with Acosta regularly and shows no sign of relenting
CNN sued on Tuesday on First Amendment grounds, claimed Acosta was denied a Fifth Amendent right to due process, and asked a judge for a restraining order
'While we don't condone the growing antagonistic tone by both the President and the press at recent media avails, we do support a free press, access and open exchanges for the American people.'
On Wednesday, Justice Department lawyer James Burnham argued that Acosta was guilty of 'inappropriate grandstanding' and deserved to lose his access over 'his refusal to comply with the general standards of a press conference.'
Burnham also pointed out that CNN has dozens of other staffers with White House credentials, so excluding Acosta would not harm the network's coverage.
The network's lawyer, Theodore Boutrous, contended that Acosta was being singled out for his coverage of the White House, not his alleged rudeness during a press conference.
'The White House has made very clear that they don't like the content of the reporting by CNN and Jim Acosta,' Boutrous said. 'Rudeness really is a code word for `I don't like you being an aggressive reporter.''
Prior to Wednesday's hearing, the White House had maintained that it has 'broad discretion' to regulate press access to the White House.
A pre-hearing legal filing argued, 'The President and his designees in the White House Press Office have exercised their discretion not to engage with him and, by extension, to no longer grant him on-demand access to the White House complex so that he can attempt to interact with the President or White House officials.'
Trump himself, in an interview published Wednesday, was uncertain how the court fight would end, saying: 'We'll see how the court rules. Is it freedom of the press when somebody comes in and starts screaming questions and won't sit down?'
Trump's administration contends it has 'broad discretion' to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Acosta's 'hard pass'
Trump told The Daily Caller that 'guys like Acosta' were 'bad for the country. ... He's just an average guy who's a grandstander who's got the guts to stand up and shout.'
The White House's explanations for why it seized Acosta's credentials have shifted over the last week. Sanders initially explained the decision by accusing Acosta of making improper physical contact with the intern seeking to grab the microphone.
But that rationale disappeared after some witnesses contended Acosta was just trying to keep the mic, and Sanders distributed a doctored video that made it appear he was more aggressive than the orignial footage depicted.
On Tuesday, Sanders accused Acosta of being unprofessional by trying to dominate the questioning at the press conference.
Both Sanders and Trump are named as defendants in the CNN suit, along with Chief of Staff John Kelly and Randolph Alles, director of the Secret Service. A final 'John Doe' defendant is the Secret Service officer who confiscated Acosta's pass at the White House gates.
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A federal court in Washington is set to rule on the high-profile case Friday after a one-day delay.
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