reasoning wasn't mentioned. and the white house simply referred to disrespectful conduct on the part of mr. acosta. he said that was problematic as well. but yes, the judge definitely ruling that it is the individual journalist's rights that should not be interfered with in this case. it doesn't matter about the organization as a whole and whether or not they have other journalists to supplant jim acosta in this case. it matters for the individual right of a journalist and their press freedom, and their due process rights. >> the law matters. we have seen it here. we saw it with the muslim ban. we saw it with family separation at the border. the judges step up for the law. >> jessica schneider, great reporting. thank you. let's bring back in jeffrey toobin and brian stelter. jeffrey, i have always been proud to call jim acosta a colleague and a friend. but just those words, all he said was let's get back to work. this is not about him. this is about press freedom, and he will go back to work today. >> and look, the criticism of