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Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll

Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, on the newest of 2 developments

President-elect Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and famed Iowa pollster Ann Selzer.

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  1. Trump says he plans to sue Iowa newspaper over Selzer poll

    Headline from KTVU San Francisco ·

  2. Newest

    Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll

    Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ·

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  1. The Daily Caller

    Trump Announces Plans To Sue News Outlet For Poll Showing Harris Ahead In 2024 Election (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he plans to sue the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer over poll showing Harris in the lead.

  2. Fox10 Phoenix

    Trump says he plans to sue Iowa newspaper over Selzer poll (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Donald Trump said he plans to sue an Iowa newspaper that printed J. Ann Selzer’s outlier poll that showed Kamala Harris ahead in the state by 3 points ahead of the election.

  3. CBS News

    Trump threatens to sue Des Moines Register over poll, promises more lawsuits against news outlets after ABC News settlement (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Trump's threat to sue the Des Moines Register comes on the heels of ABC's agreement to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit he filed earlier this year.

  4. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and famed Iowa pollster Ann Selzer.

  5. The Guardian

    Trump sues Iowa newspaper over election poll claiming Harris’s lead (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer accused of consumer fraud and ‘election interference’ in lawsuit

  6. The Hill

    Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Donald Trump sued The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over a poll released just before Election Day indicating Vice President Harris had a sizable lead in Iowa.

  7. New York Post

    Trump sues Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer for ‘brazen election interference’ over poll showing Harris victory in Iowa (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and J. Ann Selzer for "brazen election interference" on Monday after the vaunted pollster's wildly inaccurate prediction three days before the 2024 election that Vice President Kamala Harris would trounce her Republican opponent in Iowa.

  8. Rolling Stone

    Trump Sues Iowa Newspaper Over Poll That Had Harris Winning State (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Donald Trump has sued the 'Des Moines Register' and pollster Ann Selzer over a poll that incorrectly predicted a win by Kamala Harris in the state.

  9. Newsweek

    Donald Trump sues Iowa pollster who said he trailed Harris: What we know (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The president-elect's lawsuit calls the poll "brazen election interference."

  10. RedState

  11. MyNorthwest

    Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after inaccurate poll (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before

  12. Just the News

    Trump sues Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and Des Moines Register newspaper (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Trump described the poll as "election interference" during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.

  13. Variety

    Donald Trump Sues Des Moines Register Over Poll That Showed Him Trailing Kamala Harris (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register on Monday alleging that a poll deliberately overstated support for Kamala Harris.

  14. Deadline

    Donald Trump Sues Iowa Pollster And Des Moines Register Over Pre-Election Poll (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    The president-elect sued the media outlet on Monday.

  15. Legitgov

    Trump sues Des Moines Register, top pollster for ‘brazen election interference,’ fraud over Harris poll (opens Legitgov)

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    Fox News's feed description

    FIRST ON FOX: President-elect Donald Trump is suing the Des Moines Register and its top pollster Ann Selzer for “brazen election interference" and fraud over its final 2024 presidential poll showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading him in Iowa, despite his ultimate victory in the state by more t…

  16. KTVZ Bend

    Trump sues Des Moines Register and top pollster over final Iowa survey (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Brian Stelter, Katelyn Polantz, Hadas Gold and Paula Reid, CNN New York (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is escalating his legal campaign against media outlets by suing renowned pollster J. Ann Selzer, her polling firm, The Des Moines Register newspaper and its parent company Gannett.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Trump sues pollster Ann Selzer and Des Moines Register for election interference (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Trump brought a lawsuit against longtime pollster Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register over claims they attempted to interfere with the 2024 election.

  18. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump sues Des Moines Register over poll that showed him losing (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The unusual lawsuit alleges that the poll, which was about 16 percentage points off the election result, amounted to “election interference.”

  19. Blaze Media

    Trump sues Des Moines Register, Selzer after wildly inaccurate final pre-election poll (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    'Brazen election interference.'

  20. Courthouse News Service

    Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster J. Ann Selzer over late poll showing him behind (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Trump’s Iowa lawsuit calls Selzer’s poll “a piece of political theater” and “nothing more than a work of fantasy.”

  21. Portland Press Herald

    Trump sues Des Moines Register and Iowa pollster, claiming election interference (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Trump’s lawsuit claims a poll by Ann Selzer for the Des Moines Register that incorrectly found he was behind in Iowa amounted to consumer fraud.

  22. PoliticusUSA

    Des Moines Register Should Laugh At Trump's Lawsuit Threat (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    Trump is now threatening to sue The Des Moines Register and the former pollster for their inaccurate Iowa poll. The newspaper should dare Trump to sue and laugh at his threat.

  23. NBC News

    Trump files suit against Iowa pollster Anne Selzer and Des Moines Register newspaper (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Donald Trump sued Ann Selzer, her polling firm, the Des Moines Register, and the newspaper's parent company Gannett, in a Polk County, Iowa court on Monday night, according to a copy of the filing reviewed by NBC News, accusing them of consumer fraud.

  24. Nebraska Examiner

    Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster over preelection Iowa Poll • Nebraska Examiner (opens Nebraska Examiner)

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    Nebraska Examiner's feed description

    The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and “accountability for brazen election interference” under the state’s Consumer Fraud Act.

  25. WHDH Boston

    Trump sues Des Moines Register and top pollster over final Iowa survey - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    New York (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is escalating his legal campaign against media outlets by suing renowned pollster J. Ann Selzer, her polling firm, The Des Moines

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