DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI-TV) — Lawyers for a former Des Moines Register pollster J. Ann Selzer have filed a motion. They are asking for a federal judge to drop President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against her. The suit stems from an inaccurate poll The Register published days before the general election. Trump claims the poll was an effort to “influence the outcome of the 2024 election.” Selzer’s lawyers argue Trump is trying to create a new First Amendment exemption for what he calls “fake news.” The motion also claims the lawsuit misunderstands the definition of “fraud.”

A judge has not set a hearing date on the motion.