Claim 19

The White House told Acosta "your hard pass is restored," and CNN said the lawsuit was "no longer necessary."

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The White House told Acosta "your hard pass is restored," and CNN said the lawsuit was "no longer necessary."
Field: status
Value: Closed; pass restored, suit dismissed by agreement
About: case cnn-v-trump-2018
Source: White House restores Jim Acosta's press pass, CNN drops lawsuit
Publisher: Yahoo News / AP
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2018-11-19

Quotation from the source

your hard pass is restored,