To the editor: The lawsuit Trump filed towards the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer is legally unsound.
The paper revealed a ballot end result with out malice; that they had each proper to take action. The pollster reported her outcomes, once more, with out malice; she additionally had the correct to report her findings.
I recommend that, after the case is thrown out, because it nearly absolutely shall be, the aggrieved defendants institute their very own swimsuit towards Trump for abuse of course of and malicious prosecution, each of which could be filed in civil courtroom. Since every of those acts occurred exterior of any presidential energy or authority, the litigation may very well be pursued whereas Trump is in workplace.
Trump would possibly then be pressured to be taught that vindictiveness can boomerang and create extra issues than it sought to treatment.
Barry Rubin, Beverly Hills
..
To the editor: Pollster J. Ann Selzer decries that she’s accused of election interference and not using a “shred of proof.” The ridiculous results of her ballot is a minimum of a shred and the aim of discovery in lawsuits is to seek out the information behind an act … and that “shred.”
Kip Dellinger, Santa Monica
..
To the editor: Your article states that Trump is suing an Iowa pollster and newspaper that he says skewed a ballot as a method of attempting to assist his opponent within the latest election.
I’ve heard of “sore losers,” however Trump has invented a brand new class: “sore winners.”
Ted Bacino, Palm Springs
..
To the editor: Richard Hasen, an knowledgeable on election legislation, stories he doesn’t anticipate this newest Trump lawsuit to go anyplace. Isn’t Susie Wiles, Trump’s lauded chief of employees, alleged to advise her obsessively vengeful boss towards making choices like this one?
June Maguire, Mission Viejo
