Judge Allows Trump to Dismiss Federal Suit vs. Iowa Pollster, Shift Focus to State Lawsuit

Judge allows Trump to dismiss federal suit vs. Iowa pollster, shift focus to state lawsuit

The dismissal, sought by Trump’s legal team, shifts the focus to a similar lawsuit filed in Iowa’s state court system.

Federal judge allows Trump to dismiss federal suit vs. Iowa pollster, shift focus to state lawsuit

DES MOINES — The federal version of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against a former Iowa pollster and the Des Moines Register will be dismissed after a federal appeals court ruling issued Friday.

Capitol Notebook: Federal judge allows Trump to dismiss federal suit vs. Iowa pollster, shift focus to state lawsuit

The dismissal, sought by Trump’s legal team, shifts the focus to a similar lawsuit filed in Iowa’s state court system.

Appeals court sides with Trump, letting him move his Iowa Poll lawsuit back to state court

President Trump takes the stage during the Army’s 250th birthday celebration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 10, 2025. — Staff Sgt. Rene Rosas/U.S. Army photo In a split decision on Friday, a three-member panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Donald Trump, overturning a lower court ruling and clearing the way for Trump to move his lawsuit over the final Iowa Poll of the 2024 election back to state court. Last December, then-Pr…