Miami Judge Allows BBC Subpoenas in Trump Defamation Case
The ruling lets the BBC seek emails, texts and financial records as it fights Trump’s $10 billion defamation claim.
- On Tuesday, US Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett ordered President Donald Trump to surrender financial records in his $10 billion BBC defamation suit, while authorizing the broadcaster to subpoena his inner circle.
- Trump filed the lawsuit late last year, alleging a 2024 BBC documentary titled 'Trump, A Second Chance' deceptively edited his January 6, 2021, speech to falsely imply he called for violence.
- Despite Trump's attempt to limit the case to reputational damages, the ruling permits the BBC to examine finances of more than 400 companies and subpoena allies including Donald Trump Jr., Steve Bannon, and Stephen Miller.
- Trump may appeal the order to U.S. District Court Judge Roy Altman, while the BBC argues these communications will reveal his state of mind on January 6, 2021.
- The ruling follows other recent legal setbacks for Trump, serving as a reminder that aggressive defamation suits against media outlets grant the press leverage to scrutinize his business dealings.
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Trump must hand over financial information in $10B defamation suit against BBC, judge rules
President Trump must make detailed information about his finances available to attorneys for the BBC in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the venerable UK broadcaster, a Miami federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday.
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