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Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Suit Against BBC

8/18/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging the network edited his Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
A judge approved the BBC’s request for Donald Trump’s financial documents and subpoenaed his family members and advisers Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon.
The BBC also sought records on former special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation and information about Donald Trump’s children who were present while he revised the speech.

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U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging the network edited his Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
A judge approved the BBC’s request for Donald Trump’s financial documents and subpoenaed his family members and advisers Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon.
The BBC also sought records on former special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation and information about Donald Trump’s children who were present while he revised the speech.