Ted Frazier
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Earlier today or was reported that the White House was trying to ban Jim Acosta from the White House.
The White House has now given up:
The White House has now given up:
White House backs down from legal fight, restores Jim Acosta's press pass - CNNThe White House on Monday backed down from its threats to revoke Jim Acosta's press pass.
"Having received a formal reply from your counsel to our letter of November 16, we have made a final determination in this process: your hard pass is restored," the White House said in a new letter to Acosta. "Should you refuse to follow these rules in the future, we will take action in accordance with the rules set forth above. The President is aware of this decision and concurs."
The letter detailed several new rules for reporter conduct at presidential press conferences, including "a single question" from each journalist. Follow-ups will only be permitted "at the discretion of the President or other White House officials."