Iowa pollster, newspaper become Trumps latest press targets [Video]

Donald Trump has sued a pollster and newspaper over a pre-election survey that vastly underestimated his support, a move decried by rights groups as part of a larger anti-press effort by the US president-elect.

Trump’s lawsuit was filed Monday evening in the central US state of Iowa, naming the pollster Ann Selzer, the Des Moines Register newspaper and its parent company Gannett as defendants.

The suit revolves around a poll conducted by Selzer that showed Trump trailing Democratic nominee Kamala Harris by three points in the state.

The poll — published days before the November 5 election — was a shock given Trump’s easy victories there in 2016 and 2020, and boosted Democratic hopes that other surveys showing an exceedingly tight race were actually overestimating the Republican’s support.

Trump went on to win Iowa by 13 points, dealing a blow to Selzer’s reputation.

In his lawsuit, Trump accuses Selzer and …