White House Sets Rules for Media as Press Credentials Restored for CNN’s Acosta

Former CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta returns to the White House after Federal judge Timothy J. Kelly ordered the White House to reinstate his press pass in Washington on Nov. 16, 2018. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The White House fully restored the press credentials for CNN correspondent Jim Acosta on Nov. 19 and issued a set of rules guiding the conduct of journalists at press conferences, according to a statement from press secretary Sarah Sanders.

“We have created these rules with a degree of regret. For years, members of the White House press corps have attended countless press events with the president and other officials without engaging in the behavior Mr. Acosta displayed at the November 7, 2018, press conference,” Sanders said.