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Police block BBC lawyers serving subpoenas at Trump home

8/15/2026

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Summary

Story summary

BBC lawyers were blocked by police while delivering subpoenas to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at Miami home.
The BBC asked a Miami judge to permit email or certified-mail service of subpoenas on Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner after failed attempts.
President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit alleges the BBC edited his Jan. 6 speech to imply a call for violence and sets a February 2027 trial.

History

Historical Context

The 1974 United States v. Nixon decision—an 8-0 ruling by Chief Justice Warren Burger ordering President Richard Nixon to turn over Oval Office tapes—established that executive privilege yields to judicial process. Decades later, 2027 subpoenas to Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr. met police obstruction in Miami, leading the BBC to seek court-ordered electronic service, echoing the Nixon precedent.

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Story summary

BBC lawyers were blocked by police while delivering subpoenas to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at Miami home.
The BBC asked a Miami judge to permit email or certified-mail service of subpoenas on Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner after failed attempts.
President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit alleges the BBC edited his Jan. 6 speech to imply a call for violence and sets a February 2027 trial.

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