Trump moves his lawsuit over Iowa Poll from federal court to state court [View all]
Source: WOI-TV Des Moines, IA
Published: 9:54 PM CDT June 30, 2025
Updated: 10:22 PM CDT June 30, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Des Moines Register, its parent company Gannett and pollster J. Ann Selzer was refiled from federal to state court on Monday, documents reveal.
Court documents obtained by Local 5 News show that a dismissal notice was filed in the federal court case on Monday and new litigation was submitted in Polk County District Court. Also on Monday, the group of defendants motioned to strike the president's dismissal notice down, calling it "procedurally improper."
Trump's lawsuit was first filed in December last year after he alleged a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll was manipulated in what he called "brazen election interference."
Although the poll's results, released three days before Election Day, showed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris leading Trump in Iowa by three points, she ultimately lost by over 13.
Read more: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/state/president-donald-trump-file-iowa-poll-lawsuit-federal-state-court-des-moines-register-gannett-j-ann-selzer/524-b06217bc-732b-4e88-8515-b20761bab684
REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143488485
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