President-elect criticizes Chrystia Freeland in social media post after doubling down on tariff pledges on Monday Donald Trump is pursuing his claim against the Des Moines Register and its pollster Ann Selzer in a court system that the public has a decreasing amount of confidence in, the Guardian’s Anna Betts reports:Americans’ confidence in the US judicial system and courts dropped to a record low this year, according to newly released data.The lawsuit was filed Monday night in Polk County, Iowa under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act and related provisions. It says it seeks “accountability for brazen election interference committed by” the Des Moines Register (DMR) 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.” The lawsuit is also against the parent company of the Des Moines Register, Gannett, which also owns other publications, including USA Today.“Contrary to reality and defying credulity, defendants’ Harris Poll was published three days before Election Day and purported to show Harris leading President Trump in Iowa by three points; President Trump ultimately won Iowa by over thirteen points,” the lawsuit states. Continue reading…
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Author : Chris Stein
Publish date : 2024-12-17 15:24:42
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