CNN has filed a lawsuit against President Trump, less than a week after he revoked the press credentials of White House correspondent Jim Acosta.
The White House went on to say that Acosta was “placing his hands on a young woman” when he attempted to stop the intern from taking his microphone during that afternoon’s press conference.
The lawsuit comes on the heels of the now-infamous dust-up between Trump and Acosta at a post-midterms press conference on Nov. 7.
Update: In a statement, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders dismissed the legal action as “just more grandstanding from CNN, and we will vigorously defend against this lawsuit,” adding: “The White House cannot run an orderly and fair press conference when the reporter acts [as Acosta did], which is neither appropriate nor professional.”