Anyone else thin CNN and Jim Acosta's lawsuit that was filed this morning will fail?

@MistyCee CNN can get another reporter to be their white house correspondent.

@GJOFJ3 They could, and personally, I think Accosta is a pain in the neck, but there's a pattern of attacking CNN here, and not just Acosta. But canning him wouldn't stop Trump from calling them fake news or abusing other reporters.

I really don't know who's going to win this one, but I don't think it's a no brainer legally, and I can't blame CNN for standing up for itself and what it thinks is an important constitutional issue.

In fact, I kind of think it would be unpatriotic and immoral not to stand up and fight over this one. Plus, like I said before, Trump's prior conduct, and the doctored/sped up video makes this a good case for a private business whom Trump has abused to fight back.


Most of his victims won't, or can't, like the NFL, but individual suits are growing, along with some competitors in the emoluments cases, and I expect, eventually, we might see at the very least, counterclaims from ATT, Comcast, and some of the tech companies if he ever can get the DOJ to file his frivolous AntiTrust actions.

Resisting Trump in the Courts may ultimately be futile, but I think it's important that it can still be done.

@GJOFJ3
I might have gone too far with this line, tbh. I don't think I'm wrong, but it's a more general thing than just about this case, and CNN is a corporation, which really is sort of inherently amoral by nature.

@MistyCee In the end, video or no, the intern can be called as a witness and can file a complaint of her own if she so chooses.

@4meAndyou she could, but it's all but irrelevant to the rather juicy legal issues, and I doubt it will come to that.

If Trump doesn't cave, my guess is theyll go after Accosta for his speech by tweet and in the press and not push that poor intern into filing a civil suit while fighting the 1st amendment stuff in court.

Who knows who's going to defend this, given the screwed up mess in the DOJ with Trump, but I'd guess a smart defense attorney would not push for an evidentiary hearing and try and get the suit dismissed on the pleadings.

@4meAndyou It sure would be nice if we had a media who actually understood government, the constitution and what rights we/they have. Said reporter has no right to report from the WH. Actually, neither does cnn. I can guarantee you this will fail.

@MasterLee if that was the case Trump would be sued many times for being one. But you can’t sue someone for being a moron.

Politics aside!!! Acosta has been pushing the limits of decorum for sometime. He is rude and a bully. I know everyone wants to make this about Trump, but it is about time Acosta got put in his place.

@SW-User too bad. Acosta would get life.

@gol979 He condemns everyone, except Fox!!

@Harriet03 sorry, I wasn't talking about dear old trumpkins, he has good reason for denigrating the press, typical authoritarian behaviour.
I was referring to your quote above

@Harriet03 Ah, exhibiting your stupidity again I see. Go back to 4th grade. That's when I learned what you need to know about this. Jeez, the left is turning them out dumber and dumber.

@Picklebobble2 this isn't new though mate. Check out Carne Ross' account of how the media is handled in the foreign office.....don't tow the official line then you're out. This is slightly different circumstances as it's accusing someone of assault (if I've got the right reporter?)

@gol979 Stupid state of affairs all round really.
The entire gathering should have just walked out the second they tried to silence him.

@Picklebobble2 the good ones did (or were forced out) years ago

@windinhishair I actually think they didn't know - and simply took InfoWars at face value. That far more alarming than actual duplicity, imo.

@QuixoticSoul Even if that was the case, once it was pointed out, any other administration would be horrified at what they had done and apologize. Not this one.

@windinhishair Doubling down is what Trump does best. It tends to work.

@cherokeepatti I hope you're right!

@triviaenthusiast Disorderly conduct, in the White House of all places!

@cherokeepatti hahaha the HQ of disorderly conduct is the white house.....or is that the pentagon?

@QuixoticSoul Exactly! Great chance to run through, the embarrassing things he's said at conferences! Just a little reminder, who is running a once proud & respected country.
The world laughs!!?

@windinhishair Yeah, shut up everyone!!!!!