Barbara McQuade on Trump’s Lawsuit Against Ann Selzer: ‘It’s All About a Warning Shot to His Critics’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT STEIN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ am not fairly optimistic ░░░░░░░░ that one Trump starting ░░░░░░░░ what we would call ░░░░░░░░ tour He has not ░░░░░░░░ office yet but obviously ░░░░░░░░ has filed this lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ the Des Moines register ░░░░░░░░ Ann Selzer I think ░░░░░░░░ is a ridiculous lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ you look at it ░░░░░░░░ see any merit at ░░░░░░░░ MCQUADE Not at all ░░░░░░░░ think you were spot ░░░░░░░░ when you said this ░░░░░░░░ more about intimidation than ░░░░░░░░ is about a legal ░░░░░░░░ He filed this lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ the Iowa consumer protection ░░░░░░░░ It really doesn t ░░░░░░░░ fit what he alleged ░░░░░░░░ Ann Selzer has done ░░░░░░░░ number one there s ░░░░░░░░ evidence that she did ░░░░░░░░ genuinely believe that these ░░░░░░░░ the results of her ░░░░░░░░ You have to show ░░░░░░░░ she knew that she ░░░░░░░░ lying and that she ░░░░░░░░ somehow doing this in ░░░░░░░░ effort to harm his ░░░░░░░░ in the election so ░░░░░░░░ is one problem with ░░░░░░░░ But if you look ░░░░░░░░ the law itself it ░░░░░░░░ designed to protect consumers ░░░░░░░░ false claims and advertising ░░░░░░░░ a product or solicitations ░░░░░░░░ donations This has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with either of ░░░░░░░░ things For that reason ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit will fail But ░░░░░░░░ it is all about ░░░░░░░░ warning shot to his ░░░░░░░░ and would-be critics.”