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Judge Orders Trump to Surrender Records of 400 Companies

7/22/2026

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Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett ordered President Donald Trump to surrender records of 400 Trump companies.
President Donald Trump filed suit in December 2025 claiming the BBC edited his Jan. 6, 2021 speech to imply violence.
Trump attorney Al Brito says the case seeks reputational damages, which Judge Lett says cannot exclude business element.
BBC attorney Chuck Tobin asked Judge Roy Altman to dismiss the case, but Altman has not ruled.

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Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett ordered President Donald Trump to surrender records of 400 Trump companies.
President Donald Trump filed suit in December 2025 claiming the BBC edited his Jan. 6, 2021 speech to imply violence.
Trump attorney Al Brito says the case seeks reputational damages, which Judge Lett says cannot exclude business element.
BBC attorney Chuck Tobin asked Judge Roy Altman to dismiss the case, but Altman has not ruled.