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Jim Acosta Questions DOJ Compensation

Updated 2026-05-23 19:20 UTC 1 source Negative

Former CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta questions whether he should receive compensation from the Department of Justice's 'anti-weaponization' fund after his press pass was revoked in 2018.

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Jim Acosta on DOJ anti-weaponization fund: 'Shouldn't I be compensated?'

Former CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta on Thursday questioned whether he should receive compensation from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) "anti-weaponization" fund. "[President] Trump seized my White House press pass back in 2018, violating my First and Fifth Amendment rights, all p

2026-05-22 02:27 UTC