Originally Posted by
BriarFox
The judge shot Trump's revocation of Acosta's press pass down on the basis of the 5th Amendment's due process clause. Basically, he thought Trump's reasons were junk (which they were, even the WH backed off calling the interaction "assault"). Trump should be able to dismiss a disruptive reporter, but the issue is whether Acosta was legitimately disruptive or whether Trump just doesn't like him and should be able to revoke credentials based on that. The WH is a public institution and needs to make itself available to the press, and not just the reporters it likes.