Thirteen news organizations including Fox News, NBC and POLITICO announced Wednesday they would file amicus briefs supporting CNN's lawsuit against President Donald Trump. | Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images White House Trump campaign fundraises off CNN's lawsuit against him

President Donald Trump's campaign on Wednesday sent an email fundraising off a lawsuit filed by CNN against the president and several members of his administration, saying voters should donate to help keep the media accountable.

In an email with the subject line "Breaking: CNN SUES! Help Trump win," the president's campaign asked supporters to take a "media accountability survey" to help "fight back against the fake news attacks and deceptions."


CNN is suing Trump and several members of his administration to reinstate reporter Jim Acosta's press access after it was revoked when he argued with the president during a news conference and briefly refused to give up a microphone that a White House aide tried to pull from his hand.

The lawsuit claims that the president's actions were unconstitutional.

The White House has responded that Trump has "broad discretion" over journalists' access to the White House, adding that Acosta's conduct during the news conference justified the president's reaction.

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"CNN is SUING President Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Secret Service agent, and other White House officials..." the fundraising email states. "...All because they REVOKED Jim Acosta’s press badge after his continuous grandstanding and inappropriate refusal to yield to other reporters."

"President Trump will NOT put up with the media’s liberal bias and utter disrespect for this Administration and the hardworking Americans who stand with us," the email continued.

It also includes a survey with the question: "Do you think the White House was right to revoke the press badge belonging to CNN’s Jim Acosta?" After the survey is completed, the president's campaign asks for a donation "to help defend our movement from the outrageous attacks from the media coming our way."

The email also cites a poll that shows "that 72% of Americans believe that the mainstream media is dividing our country and spreading hate."

An Axios and Survey Monkey poll released in June showed that 72 percent of Americans believed "traditional major news sources report news they know to be fake, false, or purposely misleading."

In August, Poynter released their Media Trust Survey that showed 55 percent of Americans trust national network news, with 59 percent trusting national newspapers and 47 percent for online-only organizations.

CNN is not alone in fighting the White House over Acosta's revoked press access. Thirteen news organizations including Fox News, NBC and POLITICO announced Wednesday they would file amicus briefs supporting CNN's lawsuit.