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J. Ann Selzer files motion to dismiss Trump poll lawsuit

J. Ann Selzer files motion to dismiss Trump poll lawsuit
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. LAWYERS FOR FORMER DES MOINES REGISTER POLLSTER JASON SELTZER HAVE NOW FILED A MOTION. THEY’RE ASKING FOR A FEDERAL JUDGE TO DROP PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S LAWSUIT AGAINST HER. THE SUIT STEMS FROM AN INACCURATE POLL THE REGISTER, PUBLISHED JUST DAYS BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION. TRUMP CLAIMS THE POLL WAS AN EFFORT TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF THE 2024 ELECTION. SELTZER’S LAWYERS ARGUE THAT TRUMP IS TRYING TO CREATE A NEW FIRST AMENDMENT EXEMPTION FOR WHAT HE CALLS FAKE NEWS. THE MOTION ALSO CLAIMED THE LAWSUIT MISUNDERSTANDS THE DEFINITION OF FRAUD. A JUDGE HAS N
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J. Ann Selzer files motion to dismiss Trump poll lawsuit
Lawyers for a former Des Moines Register pollster J. Ann Selzer have filed a motion.They are asking for a federal judge to drop President Donald Trump's lawsuit against her. The suit stems from an inaccurate poll The Register published days before the general election. Trump claims the poll was an effort to "influence the outcome of the 2024 election." Selzer's lawyers argue Trump is trying to create a new First Amendment exemption for what he calls "fake news." The motion also claims the lawsuit misunderstands the definition of "fraud."A judge has not set a hearing date on the motion.More Iowa Poll lawsuit coverage» Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

Lawyers for a former Des Moines Register pollster J. Ann Selzer have filed a motion.

They are asking for a federal judge to drop President Donald Trump's lawsuit against her.

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The suit stems from an inaccurate poll The Register published days before the general election. Trump claims the poll was an effort to "influence the outcome of the 2024 election."

Selzer's lawyers argue Trump is trying to create a new First Amendment exemption for what he calls "fake news." The motion also claims the lawsuit misunderstands the definition of "fraud."

A judge has not set a hearing date on the motion.

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