Thread by @ErikWemple

Another thing about the lawsuit from @acosta / CNN v. White House: In its response to the complaint, gov't lawyers argue that while Acosta is on the sidelines, there are plenty of other reporters on the beat.

@Acosta The public, says the response, "is additionally well-served by the
journalists who retain their hard passes and who will continue to tenaciously ask questions at press events, just as they have done since the revocation of Mr. Acosta’s pass."

@Acosta Based in part on that thinking, the gov't opposes CNN's request for a TRO reinstating @acosta hard pass. But a key question: Just how many other tenacious-question-asking journalists are necessary? Ten, twenty, 150?

@Acosta It's this very line of thinking that could easily be deployed to yank credentials from other journalists, as Trump himself last week signaled he might just do.