President-elect Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer for "brazen election interference" over their final poll that showed Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris ahead in Iowa. Trump ended up winning the state by more than 13 points. The poll was picked up nationally and used as an argument that Trump was behind Harris in the race.
The lawsuit was filed in Polk County, Iowa Monday night under the Iowa Consumer Fraud act and related provisions of the act, Fox News reported. The suit seeks "accountability for brazen election interference committed by" the Register and Selzer "in favor of now-defeated former Democrat candidate Kamala Harris through use of a leaked and manipulated Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll conducted by Selzer and S&C and published by DMR and Gannett in the Des Moines Register on Nov. 2, 2024."
Also included in the lawsuit is Gannet, the parent company of the Des Moines Register. Gannet owns many other publications, including USA Today.
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