US EditionIowa pollster facing Trump lawsuit files motion to dismiss
- Pollster Ann Selzer's legal team filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from President Donald Trump, claiming his allegations were flawed and violated the First Amendment rights.
- Selzer's poll showed Vice President Kamala Harris leading Trump, but Trump later described it as election interference.
- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is defending Selzer pro bono and denounced Trump's lawsuit as unconstitutional.
- Selzer's attorneys argued that claiming false news as fraud does not satisfy legal definitions, emphasizing their point about the First Amendment rights.
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The Washington PostTrump’s lawsuit barred by the First Amendment, pollster’s team argues
Lawyers for J. Ann Selzer, a veteran Iowa pollster, have issued a scathing response to President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a poll that showed him trailing Kamala Harris in Iowa days before the 202...
Iowa pollster facing Trump lawsuit files motion to dismiss
Veteran Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer is seeking to dismiss President’s Trump’s lawsuit against her, the Des Moines Register and its parent company Gannett after a November survey incorrectly predicted that former Vice President Harris led the Hawkeye State. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a free speech organization, filed a motion to…
'Fatally flawed': Legendary Iowa pollster smacks down Trump’s 'outlandish' lawsuit
Even though he had already won the 2024 election, President Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and celebrated political pollster J. Ann Selzer in December over a poll that showed Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly winning Iowa, claiming. Now, Selzer is fighting back.On Friday, New York Times reporter David Enrich tweeted excerpts of Selzer's new 33-page filing in the case, in which she argued Trump's lawsuit should be thrown out on Fir…
Pollster Ann Selzer Asks Judge to Toss Out Trump's 'Fraud' Lawsuit
Pollster J. Ann Selzer filed a motion on Friday asking a federal judge to dismiss President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against her, the Des Moines Register and its parent company Gannett over an inaccurate poll he called “brazen election interference” and fraud. Selzer’s poll, released days before the 2024 election, predicted Kamala Harris would win the key swing state of Iowa; Trump went on to win the state by 13 percentage points. The president su…
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