The President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, took legal action against the Des Moines Register and its main researcher due to the last survey released by the newspaper before the November 5 presidential election, Fox News reported this Tuesday.
The action, which according to Fox News was filed Monday in Polk County, comes after Trump promised Monday to file more defamation lawsuits against the media following a lawsuit settlement with ABC News over the weekend. Trump ended up winning Iowa in the election.
The lawsuit seeks “accountability for the blatant election interference committed” by the newspaper and pollster J. Ann Selzer over their poll published on Nov. 2 that showed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris ahead of Trump in Iowa, it said. the Fox News.
Gannett, the parent company of Des Moines Registeris also mentioned in the process. Gannett representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In his comments to reporters on Monday, Trump threatened to sue the Des Moines Register because of the research.
“In my opinion, it was fraud and election interference,” Trump said.
