Localnews8 iconLocalnews8Sep 23, 2026

Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against pollster J. In a written ruling on Wednesday, Judge Scott Beattie of Iowa's Fifth Judicial District threw out the lawsuit by Trump, Rep.

Share this story

Send the public story page.

Useful takeaways from this story.

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against pollster J.

In a written ruling on Wednesday, Judge Scott Beattie of Iowa's Fifth Judicial District threw out the lawsuit by Trump, Rep.

Ann Selzer, her polling company, the Des Moines Register and Gannett.

Building the complete brief

The page is ready to read now. The fuller skim-friendly version will appear here automatically.

The useful part

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against pollster J. In a written ruling on Wednesday, Judge Scott Beattie of Iowa's Fifth Judicial District threw out the lawsuit by Trump, Rep. Ann Selzer, her polling company, the Des Moines Register and Gannett.

Details worth keeping

Ann Selzer, her polling company, the Des Moines Register and Gannett.

Keep reading in the app

Open the app view to save this story, compare related coverage, and continue from the same source.

Open in app