Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump initiated the lawsuit, alleging the BBC defamed him by selectively editing a January 6, 2021, speech to make it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol (Getty)Donald Trump's legal team has reportedly declined to provide crucial financial information sought by BBC lawyers in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit. Trump initiated the lawsuit, alleging the BBC defamed him by selectively editing a January 6, 2021, speech to make it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. The BBC has subpoenaed the Donald J Trump Revocable Trust, managed by Donald Trump Jr., requesting extensive financial documents to assess the alleged brand damage. The broadcaster is actively seeking to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that Trump's subsequent re-election demonstrates his public reputation was not harmed by the alleged defamation. Trump's lawsuit, filed in Florida, seeks at least $5 billion on each of two counts, totaling $10 billion, for alleged harm to his brand, properties, and businesses. In fullTrump’s $10 billion BBC lawsuit hits a wall over missing financial recordsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

US President Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a federal judge in May for a stay of the discovery process in his $10-billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC,

Donald Trump's legal team has refused to share financial details with the BBC. This comes amid Trump's $10 billion defamation case against the broadcaster. He accuses the BBC of…

Trump has accused the publicly funded broadcaster of defaming him by splicing together parts of a January 6, 2021, speech to make it appear that he directed supporters to storm…

Trump initiated the lawsuit, alleging the publicly funded BBC defamed him by selectively splicing together parts of a January 6, 2021, speech to make it appear that he directed…

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Request for evidence to support claims of reputational and financial harm from Panorama documentary dismissed as ‘fishing expedition’

Broadcaster has sought documents under subpoena in effort to identify impact of ‘Panorama’ documentary on US president

Trump and his lawyers are fighting a major move from the BBC after seeking billions in damages from the broadcasters, which lawyers have accused of deceptively editing a Panorama…