The Trump v BBC legal wrangling seems to be going well.
From Facebook (Daily Express page):
Donald Trump's legal team is fighting to block the BBC from accessing his personal financial records as part of his massive £10 billion defamation lawsuit.
The high-stakes legal battle centers on a 2024 Panorama documentary about the US Capitol riots that aired just before the presidential election.
The broadcaster faces a multi-billion dollar lawsuit in a Florida court over allegations the programme caused severe reputational and financial injury to the president's brand.
Lawyers for the BBC are trying to force the trust that holds Trump's business interests to hand over detailed financial documents to see if any real economic damage actually occurred.
But the president's legal team is pushing back hard to keep those private files sealed.
They argue that the broadcaster's sweeping demand is improper and covers hundreds of non-party business entities.
The BBC's legal team hit back in court documents, stating they only requested the information because Trump claims his financial interests were harmed.
The court papers said: "Defendants have requested information from these entities only because plaintiff alleges without limitation that his financial interests have been impacted by defendants’ actions and because plaintiff is the sole beneficiary of a trust that owns or is associated with nearly 400 entities."
The controversial documentary previously led to the resignation of the BBC director-general Tim Davie.
BBC chairman Samir Shah also issued a public apology, admitting the editing gave the impression of a direct call for violent action.
Yet the broadcaster is still fighting to have the entire lawsuit thrown out of court.
They argue the case could have a chilling effect on robust journalism and point out the programme was never even broadcast in Florida.
Trump's team is now trying to delay the financial dispute until a new judge is appointed to the case.
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