"Lawyers for Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer, who was sued after the election, call Donald Trump’s claims frivolous and liken it to suing a meteorologist for a wrong weather forecast."
"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 2024 election, arguing that her polls are a form of political speech protected by the First Amendment.
In a Friday filing, lawyers for Selzer, the Des Moines Register newspaper and its parent company, Gannett, asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa Central Division to dismiss the claims and requested oral arguments on the motion.
The poll caused a national stir when it showed Harris leading Trump in Iowa, a red state, by three percentage points and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. Trump ended up winning Iowa by about 13 points."
Maegan Vazquez reports for the Washington Post February 22, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"AP Sues 3 Trump Administration Officials, Citing Freedom Of Speech" (AP)
"Associated Press Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban" (New York Times)
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