Trump sues Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and Des Moines Register newspaper

President-elect Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer over her Iowa election poll in the homestretch of the 2024 election.

Trump described the poll as "election interference" during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Monday. The suit was filed in the evening in Polk County. 

According to the lawsuit, the poll violated the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, which outlaws deceptive advertising.

Selzer's final poll showed Vice President Kamala Harris up by 3 points. Trump ultimately won the state with 56% of the vote compared to 42.7% for Harris.

Selzer rejected the criticism of her poll in a recent interview.

"Let's deal with the allegations because I am mystified about what the motivation anybody thinks I had and would act on in such a public poll. I don't understand it. And the allegations I take very seriously," Selzer said. "They're saying that this was election interference, which is a crime. So, the idea that I intentionally set up to deliver this response, when I've never done that before, I've had plenty of opportunities to do it, it's not my ethic."