Sam Donaldson: Trump Does Not Understand a Lot of Things About Our Constitution, But the Courts Will Instruct Him

>>> I m Brian Stelter ░░░░░░░░ this is reliable sources ░░░░░░░░ look at the story ░░░░░░░░ the story of how ░░░░░░░░ media really works how ░░░░░░░░ news gets made and ░░░░░░░░ all of us can ░░░░░░░░ it better This hour ░░░░░░░░ making huge gains on ░░░░░░░░ Day But the election ░░░░░░░░ isn t over yet ░░░░░░░░ day that passes the ░░░░░░░░ are better for the ░░░░░░░░ Does the press underplay ░░░░░░░░ blue wave We ll ░░░░░░░░ about that Plus a ░░░░░░░░ scandal in the news ░░░░░░░░ Houston chronicle forced to ░░░░░░░░ multiple stories from a ░░░░░░░░ who is believed to ░░░░░░░░ been making up source ░░░░░░░░ Ha did the chronicle ░░░░░░░░ about it We ll ░░░░░░░░ to the paper s ░░░░░░░░ editor And we ll ░░░░░░░░ to Tucker about what ░░░░░░░░ at I had home ░░░░░░░░ why police are now ░░░░░░░░ Lots to get to ░░░░░░░░ first President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ to distract from various ░░░░░░░░ stories in the news ░░░░░░░░ the least of which ░░░░░░░░ the results of the ░░░░░░░░ and the GOP s ░░░░░░░░ in the house What ░░░░░░░░ he do the next ░░░░░░░░ He fired his attorney ░░░░░░░░ and he kicked Jim ░░░░░░░░ out of the White ░░░░░░░░ I m sure you ░░░░░░░░ heard by now that ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday night cn s ░░░░░░░░ White House correspondent tried ░░░░░░░░ show up for his ░░░░░░░░ 00 P M Live ░░░░░░░░ waends told and he ░░░░░░░░ told he was not ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ His press pass has ░░░░░░░░ suspend until further notice ░░░░░░░░ is not about Jim ░░░░░░░░ This is about the ░░░░░░░░ House trying to control ░░░░░░░░ coverage by blacklisting certain ░░░░░░░░ Ultimately it s about ░░░░░░░░ the press The question ░░░░░░░░ is whose credentials could ░░░░░░░░ revoked next As far ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned I ░░░░░░░░ t made that decision ░░░░░░░░ it could be others ░░░░░░░░ So look CNN s ░░░░░░░░ the thick of this ░░░░░░░░ and Trump s insulting ░░░░░░░░ insulting Abby Phillips on ░░░░░░░░ and others they re ░░░░░░░░ record saying Trump s ░░░░░░░░ against the media are ░░░░░░░░ unamerican That s the ░░░░░░░░ word from CNN But ░░░░░░░░ want to try to ░░░░░░░░ this as dispassionately as ░░░░░░░░ can Right now it ░░░░░░░░ about CNN but NBC ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ other outlets could be ░░░░░░░░ So I want to ░░░░░░░░ if there s a ░░░░░░░░ case here could CNN ░░░░░░░░ up suing in order ░░░░░░░░ get Acosta s press ░░░░░░░░ reinstated Will the White ░░░░░░░░ take away other press ░░░░░░░░ And what s going ░░░░░░░░ happen next here There ░░░░░░░░ a lot to talk ░░░░░░░░ But let me start ░░░░░░░░ the run the only ░░░░░░░░ Donaldson You know him ░░░░░░░░ shouting questions at the ░░░░░░░░ House Thanks for joining ░░░░░░░░ Glad to be here ░░░░░░░░ Your view first and ░░░░░░░░ of what the White ░░░░░░░░ did this week to ░░░░░░░░ Jim Acosta Well the ░░░░░░░░ s order to revoke ░░░░░░░░ credentials is not only ░░░░░░░░ and you fair it ░░░░░░░░ dangerous for the press ░░░░░░░░ a whole We all ░░░░░░░░ what happened at the ░░░░░░░░ conference There s a ░░░░░░░░ of people moving through ░░░░░░░░ toward our border described ░░░░░░░░ people on the scene ░░░░░░░░ who are neutral as ░░░░░░░░ up of men women ░░░░░░░░ children seeking asylum from ░░░░░░░░ and from hardship Well ░░░░░░░░ president has character rides ░░░░░░░░ as a caravan composed ░░░░░░░░ many terrorists wanting to ░░░░░░░░ United States He sent ░░░░░░░░ of troops to the ░░░░░░░░ we are orders to ░░░░░░░░ them by force if ░░░░░░░░ So Acosta asked him ░░░░░░░░ he called it a ░░░░░░░░ at the news conference ░░░░░░░░ president replied that s ░░░░░░░░ and Acosta tried to ░░░░░░░░ him on what basis ░░░░░░░░ evidence he used to ░░░░░░░░ that opinion And instead ░░░░░░░░ answering President Trump lashed ░░░░░░░░ with a vicious personal ░░░░░░░░ on Acosta And then ░░░░░░░░ his press credentials revoked ░░░░░░░░ if that order isn ░░░░░░░░ reversed by the courts ░░░░░░░░ reporter what news organization ░░░░░░░░ risk the retaliation of ░░░░░░░░ White House by asking ░░░░░░░░ or publishing stories that ░░░░░░░░ president doesn t like ░░░░░░░░ courts must reverse that ░░░░░░░░ and I m sure ░░░░░░░░ will Sam I know ░░░░░░░░ you ve fwhp been ░░░░░░░░ touch with Jim over ░░░░░░░░ years He looks up ░░░░░░░░ you as a White ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Have you all ░░░░░░░░ this week No we ░░░░░░░░ t spoken but I ░░░░░░░░ mailed him and said ░░░░░░░░ it up don t ░░░░░░░░ about the vicious attacks ░░░░░░░░ you by anybody and ░░░░░░░░ threats and all of ░░░░░░░░ You re performing in ░░░░░░░░ best appearance of a ░░░░░░░░ you re doing your ░░░░░░░░ properly And it s ░░░░░░░░ badge of merit the ░░░░░░░░ House says this credential ░░░░░░░░ revoked because he placed ░░░░░░░░ hands on a White ░░░░░░░░ intern The video shows ░░░░░░░░ Acosta did not mistreat ░░░░░░░░ intern but that s ░░░░░░░░ White House spin that ░░░░░░░░ the excuse to revoke ░░░░░░░░ prix credential Do you ░░░░░░░░ they ll come up ░░░░░░░░ other excuse to revoke ░░░░░░░░ credentials and this will ░░░░░░░░ a deepening crisis They ░░░░░░░░ tripe because the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ the press s right ░░░░░░░░ freedom of speech And ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has done ░░░░░░░░ no law as the ░░░░░░░░ for bids to fall ░░░░░░░░ on he s done ░░░░░░░░ through the backdoor If ░░░░░░░░ refuses to allow a ░░░░░░░░ to report if he ░░░░░░░░ to allow an organization ░░░░░░░░ CNN to select its ░░░░░░░░ reporter but can he ░░░░░░░░ it then what is ░░░░░░░░ of the press in ░░░░░░░░ president does not understand ░░░░░░░░ lot of things about ░░░░░░░░ constitution but I expect ░░░░░░░░ I believe the courts ░░░░░░░░ instruct him.