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Decide who gets a press pass in the white house or not. and whether the decision to take it away from acosta was basically because of his viewpoint, because hes been critical of the president. or whether the white house can make those decisions in any way they want. the judge didnt touch that. its more the second issue in the case, the due process issue of whether the white house by immediately suspending it, not giving him a chance to say he ought to have it back. violated his due process right...

His press pass could be taken away, and so it is simply a decision on due process and the first amendment issue is one that will be now decided while he has his press pass back. he can go into the white house, but it does not mean that the press officer is going to call on him, and so he may never get to ask a question, but he is going to be at least able to be in the room and that is a good thing for the free pass. it is a very important issue that we should not ignore, because if his pass be t...

Abandoned that claim. that was the original justification as you know so well that sarah sanders put out saying that he wouldnt let go of the microphone and when the intern tlid intern tried to take it he pushed her or did something aggressive and that is the basis for it. when the government finally got around to filing the court documents in this case, they abandoned that claim and they said the reason for taking the press pass away is because he was disruptive. one thing we should note here i...

Pass away without due process of law, they didnt really allow jim accosta to make his case. thats a weaker claim. im not sure they need to have a full due process hearing. if i could follow-up on one thing sam said because i think its so important, if cnn and jim acosta lose this case and he loses his press pass, every journalist who asks a question of the white house is going to have in the back of his or her mind am i being too aggressive, am i going to lose my press pass, should i ask a follo...

Because hes angry at acosta for asking questions that he doesnt want to answer. >> when you famously covered president reagan, you would often, you know, you doggedly asked questions and follow-ups during very fraught times in american history, sometimes you would yell as reagan was walking to the helicopter trying to be heard over the sound of the helicopter which is not a coincidence that the reagan white house had set it up that way. did they ever threaten to revoke your press pass or were yo...

U.k. and the eu in a transition period for potentially an indefinite period of time prevents the u.k. from maximizing the opportunity it has of striking free trade deals with other countries. for that reason, many people in the government said they were out. >> thanks very much. something we will continue to watch there. big repercussions potentially for europe. a judge will rule in cnns federal lawsuit against president trump. the justice departments lawyer argues that the president has broad...

Tubin. this is fascinating. this is try to get his pass back until they hear the full case. what was very interesting to me is that judge kelly asked the doj lawyer a hypothetical question last night which says is it perfectly legal to revoke a press pass. it makes it clear this is not just about cnn or jim acosta. this is broadly. >> i think one of the most interesting things about how this case has developed is how many news organizations have entered the case as friends of the court to suppor...

Incorrect predictions based on the -- based on the questions judges ask. i mean, the problem is sometimes yes and sometimes no. one thing that we can say is that cnns lawyer said that the reason we need immediate action here is that every moment that jim acosta is denied his press pass, his hard pass, access to the white house, is a violation of the first amendment. the judge said give me 24 hours. that is either a small -- without question, a small victory for the white house, because he didnt ...

Just a short time frau now, a federal judge is expected to offer his first ruling on the case of cnn suing the trump administration over pulling the press credential of chief white house correspondent jim acosta. cnn is seeking a restraining order while the bigger arguments are being considered. brian stelter is following all of this for us. were expecting a ruling from the judge today. what could happen? >> this is a 3:00 p.m. hearing from judge timothy j. kelly. this is essentially round one. ...

I dont see a ton of evidence inside the republican party that is really hungry in a big way for an alternative to donald trump in the election. >> thank you. this just in. a hearing on cnns lawsuit against the white house has been delayed. cnn chief media correspondent joining us now from new york with details. when is this going to happen if not this afternoon? >> it was scheduled for today and the judge was going to bring everybody back into court and announce his decision about a temporary re...