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How A Lawyer In The CNN Case Saved Me From Being Shut Down On My Beat

Ted Olson, one of the lawyers representing CNN in a case against the Trump administration, helped NPR's Nina Totenberg when she was frozen out of the Justice Department in the early 1980s. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Politics

How A Lawyer In The CNN Case Saved Me From Being Shut Down On My Beat

November 15, 2018 • NPR's Nina Totenberg was frozen out at the Justice Department in the early 1980s. Ted Olson, among those defending Jim Acosta over his revoked press pass, got Totenberg back in the loop.

CNN Sues Trump Administration To Restore Jim Acosta's Press Credentials

President Trump speaks to CNN journalist Jim Acosta during a news conference at the White House earlier this month. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Media

CNN Sues Trump Administration To Restore Jim Acosta's Press Credentials

November 13, 2018 • The White House suspended the reporter's credentials following a contentious news conference last week during which President Trump called him a "rude, terrible person."

CNN Sues Trump Administration To Restore Jim Acosta's Press Credentials

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White House Revokes Press Pass Of CNN's Jim Acosta

President Donald Trump speaks to CNN journalist Jim Acosta during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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National

White House Revokes Press Pass Of CNN's Jim Acosta

November 7, 2018 • The White House accused Acosta of "putting his hands" on an aide during a press conference in which he repeatedly challenged the president.