Dec. 16 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion, alleging it intentionally misrepresented a speech he gave before the Jan. 6 storming of Capitol Hill in order to influence the result of the 2024 presidential election.
The lawsuit was filed in a Florida court on Monday, more than a month after Trump threatened to bring litigation against Britain's public broadcaster over the editing of a speech he gave to supporters in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, in the documentary Trump: A Second Chance.
Trump's lawyers described the documentary's depiction of him as "false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory and malicious," alleging it was aired "in a brazen attempt to interfere in and influence the election's outcome to President Trump's detriment."
The suit is for $5 billion in damages, plus interest, costs, punitive damages, attorneys' fees and other relief the court finds appropriate.
The BBC declined to comment Tuesday but vowed it would fight the case.
