The Des Moines Register and top pollster are being sued by Trump for alleged election interference and fraud in the Harris poll.

President-elect Donald Trump is filing a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and its pollster J. Ann Selzer for allegedly interfering with the election and committing fraud in the final 2024 presidential poll, which showed Vice President Kamala Harris leading him in Iowa, despite his victory in the state by more than 13 percentage points, according to Planet Chronicle Digital.

A lawsuit was filed Monday night in Polk County, Iowa, under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act and related provisions. The lawsuit 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."

Despite the unbelievability of the situation, the Harris Poll was released three days before Election Day and claimed that Harris was leading President Trump in Iowa by three points. However, President Trump ultimately won Iowa by over thirteen points.

Three days before the election, Selzer released her final Des Moines Register-sponsored poll of Iowa, which showed Vice President Kamala Harris leading Trump by three points. This poll represented a seven-point shift from Trump's four-point lead over the vice president in the same poll conducted in September.

But Trump ultimately beat Harris in Iowa by more than 13 percentage points.

Selzer's poll, despite being hyped up by the media, had been historically accurate in previous elections.

Trump lawyers claimed that Selzer's prediction of Harris' three-point lead in "deep-red Iowa was not accurate, it was election-interfering fiction."

Trump attorneys claimed that Selzer had a reputation for accuracy, but they also pointed out that she had made several polling mistakes in favor of Democrats, which they said were not widely publicized. They also argued that Selzer's worst polling miss happened just before a crucial election and was leaked, which they said was a coincidence.

"The Harris Poll was not a "miss" but an attempt to sway the 2024 Presidential Election outcome, according to the lawsuit. The defendants and their allies in the Democrat Party aimed to use the poll to create a false narrative of inevitability for Harris in the final week of the election."

"President Trump's November 5 election victory was a monumental triumph in both the Electoral College and the Popular Vote, signaling a strong mandate for his America First principles and relegating the radical socialist agenda to the dustbin of history."

After more than 35 years in the industry, Selzer retired in disgrace following an embarrassing loss in a poll less than two weeks before the election.

Trump lawyers contended that "left-wing pollsters have attempted to sway election results by using manipulated polls with unacceptable error rates and methods that are not supported by widely accepted polling standards."

"Selzer's use of manipulation to deceive voters was not unique, but her platform and following made it a significant and impactful opportunity. This type of manipulation creates a narrative of inevitability for Democrat candidates, increases enthusiasm among Democrats, compels Republicans to divert campaign time and money to areas in which they are ahead, and deceives the public into believing that Democrat candidates are performing better than they really are."

In the 2024 Election, the lawsuit alleges that Democrats' demand for fake polling was particularly urgent due to Harris's numerous flaws as a candidate and her inability to attract key segments of the traditional Democrat voter base.

Trump lawyers are filing a lawsuit under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, claiming that the defendants engaged in an "unfair act or practice" because the release of the Harris Poll caused significant harm to consumers that was not justified by any benefits.

Consumers were "misled" about the candidates' positions in the Iowa Presidential race.

"The lawsuit alleges that President Trump, the Trump 2024 Campaign, and other Republicans were compelled to allocate significant campaign and financial resources to Iowa due to the misleading Harris Poll. Additionally, consumers of the Des Moines Register and Iowans who supported Trump's 2024 campaign were also deceived, according to the lawsuit."

Trump is seeking actual damages, three times the actual damages suffered, an order to stop the defendants' deceitful practices, legal fees and costs, and any other relief deemed just by the court in the case involving the Harris Poll.

The lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and Selzer was filed Monday night, following a press conference at Mar-a-Lago where the president-elect announced his plans to sue.

After settling with Trump in his defamation suit, ABC News paid the president-elect $15 million.

On Saturday, the settlement was publicly filed, disclosing the deal to prevent a costly trial. As per the settlement, ABC News will contribute $15 million as a charitable donation to a "Presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for the plaintiff, as past presidents of the United States of America have done."

Trump's attorney fees will be covered by the network to the tune of $1 million.

An editor's note was issued by ABC News and George Stephanopoulos on March 10, 2024, regarding comments made earlier this year that led to a defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald J. Trump. The note stated that ABC News and Stephanopoulos regret the statements made during an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace on ABC's This Week.

The case's conclusion brought "pleasure" to ABC News, according to their statement.

An ABC News spokesperson informed Planet Chronicle Digital that they are pleased with the agreement reached by the parties to dismiss the lawsuit as outlined in the court filing.

After a string of legal victories for Trump and his legal team, coordinated by senior legal adviser Boris Epshteyn, the Des Moines Register lawsuit and the ABC News settlement have been filed.

Judge Tanya Chutkan recently granted Special Counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss his case against Trump related to the 2020 election. Smith also dropped his appeal in the classified records case on Monday after a federal judge dismissed the charges altogether in July, ruling that he was unlawfully appointed as special counsel.

Judge Juan Merchan granted Trump's request to dismiss charges from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case and removed the sentencing date for the president-elect from the schedule in New York v. Trump.

On Monday night, Merchan rejected Trump's July request to overturn the guilty verdict based on presidential immunity. However, he has not yet ruled on Trump's official motion to dismiss the charges altogether.

CBS News is being sued by Trump for $10 billion in damages, with the former president accusing the network of "deceptive conduct" during an October interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, aimed at interfering in the election.