Fox News and other media join CNN battle for press access to the White House

"Fox News is supporting CNN in its legal efforts to recover press credentials from its reporter at the White House," Wallace said. "We intend to file an amicus brief at the US District Court."

Wallace added, "While we do not tolerate the growing antagonistic tone of the president and the press in recent media, we support a free press, open access and open exchange for the American people."

Fred Ryan, publisher and CEO of the Washington Post, also expressed support for the action in a separate statement.

He said on Tuesday night: "We support CNN in its efforts to restore the press credentials of its journalist to the White House, and it is incumbent on the journalist to ask difficult questions, to hold the powerful accountable and to provide readers with as much information as possible. Information as possible ".

The Post and Fox News join the amicus memoir with a long list of others.

Wednesday morning's statement included Associated Press, Bloomberg, First Look Media, Gannett, NBC News, New York Times, Politico, USA Today, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Press Freedom Defense Fund, and E.W. Scripps.

"Whether the news of the day is about national security, the economy or the environment, White House reporters must remain free to ask questions, and it is imperative that independent journalists have access to President and his activities, and that they are not banned for arbitrary reasons, "said the thirteen outlets in a statement. "Our news agencies support the fundamental constitutional right to question this president, or any president." We will be filing court memoirs to support the CNN and Jim Acosta lawsuits based on these lawsuits. principles."

Other media outlets are likely to register in the memoir.

After the release of the initial statement, CBS announced its intention to file a brief "in support of CNN's lawsuit aimed at defending its constitutional rights".

ABC News said in a statement that "we are joining forces with CNN to believe that Jim Acosta should see his White House license restored, and we hope the problem will be resolved soon."

And the Wall Street Journal stated that he supported "efforts to restore Mr. Acosta's full access".