The Trump administration on Wednesday pushed back against CNN's request to immediately reinstate reporter Jim Acosta's press pass, arguing that reporters do not have a Constitutional right to enter the White House.

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"No journalist has a First Amendment right to enter the White House," three Justice Department lawyers wrote in the filing.

"The president and White House possess the same broad discretion to regulate access to the White House for journalists (and other members of the public) that they possess to select which journalists receive interviews, or which journalists they acknowledge at press conferences," the lawyers continued.

The filing comes in response to CNN's attempt to win a temporary restraining order from a federal judge that would immediately restore Acosta's press pass. If CNN prevails, Acosta would be allowed back into the White House while the lawsuit proceeds.

CNN on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over Acosta's credentials, which were suspended last week. The news network argued that revoking them violated the reporter's First and Fifth Amendment rights to free speech and due process, respectively.