{"id":3171,"date":"2026-07-11T16:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2026-07-11T16:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:09:57","slug":"trump-quietly-dropped-malicious-lawsuit-against-pollster-and-got-no-settlement-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3171","title":{"rendered":"Trump quietly dropped &#8216;malicious&#8217; lawsuit against pollster \u2014 and got no settlement money"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump has quietly withdrawn his lawsuit against prominent Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the <em>Des Moines Register<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3169\">McConnell fiasco has Trump petrified by his biggest \u2018existential fear\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, initiated in December 2024 under Iowa&#8217;s Consumer Fraud Act, accused Selzer and the newspaper of \u201cbrazen election interference\u201d after her final pre\u2011election poll showed former Vice President Kamala Harris leading Trump by three points in deep\u2011red Iowa \u2014 a poll that ultimately missed the mark by approximately 16 points, as Trump won the state by 13 points.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Monday court filing, the dispute has officially ended without a settlement. Selzer\u2019s legal team confirmed to several media outlets that the case was dropped but declined to mention any compensation or agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: &#8216;I cannot remain quiet&#8217;: Officer defies orders to denounce Trump policy in scathing op-ed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pollster was represented pro bono by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), which criticized the lawsuit as a strategic, baseless attempt to suppress political speech and impose financial burdens on critics.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, journalists and press freedom advocates welcomed the withdrawal of the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3167\">Federal employees blast Trump\u2019s ruthless \u2018campaign of fear\u2019: report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author James Surowiecki wrote on the social platform X: &#8220;It&#8217;s hard to overstate how stupid this lawsuit was, claiming as it did that getting a poll wrong was fraud, and that a bad Iowa poll somehow damaged Trump, even though he ended up winning the state by 13 points. Smart to drop the suit before it got tossed out of court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Journalist David Enrich wrote: &#8220;Wow. Trump has abandoned his lawsuit against the Des Moines Register \u2013 at the same time that CBS News appears poised to settle a similar Trump lawsuit. Both suits hinged on the same legal theory, which many experts described as far-fetched.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: American pride plunges to new low under Trump \u2014 again<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Eric Swalwell (D\u2011Calif.) reacted to the news by writing, \u201cTACO TACO MAN,\u201d referencing a nickname mockingly coined by Wall Street investors for the president.<\/p>\n<p>Press freedom activist Karyn Caplan wrote: &#8220;Thrilled to see the suit against Ann Selzer dropped. I&#8217;m ready to see the rest of Trump&#8217;s SLAPPs dropped, as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Jon Ralston welcomed the development and termed the lawsuit &#8220;frivolous, malicious harassment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3165\">The reckoning coming when the MAGA sleeping giant awakens<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has quietly withdrawn his lawsuit against prominent Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register. 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