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Trump Drops Federal Lawsuit Over Ann Selzer Poll, Refiles in State Court
President Trump dropped a lawsuit in federal court and refiled fraud claims in state court against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer.
“The Des Moines Register will continue to resist President Trump’s litigation gamesmanship and believes that regardless of the forum it will be successful in defending its rights under the First Amendment.” Iowa recently became the latest state to pass an anti-SLAPP statute, which provides a mechanism to dismiss frivolous lawsuits that threaten free speech. “Unsurprisingly, President Trump’s continued retreat from federal court has occurred the day before Iowa’s newly enacted anti-SLAPP statute becomes effective and would provide the Des Moines Register with broad protection for news reporting on matters of public interest,” the paper’s spokesperson said.
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