Trump Seeks to Block $10 Billion BBC Discovery, Recast Damages as Reputational Harm
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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 5
Trump Seeks to Block $10 Billion BBC Discovery, Recast Damages as Reputational Harm
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 5
Summary
Trump asked U.S. District Judge Roy Altman to overturn a magistrate’s order requiring disclosure of business finances and to let him revise his libel complaint against the BBC.
His lawyers argue the amended suit would center on personal reputational harm rather than business losses, narrowing the basis for the BBC’s demand for tax returns and other financial records.
BBC lawyers say those records are relevant because Trump still seeks $10 billion in damages; the broadcaster has apologized for the documentary edit but says it was unintentional and not defamatory.
The proposed complaint, filed under seal, would also add allegations aimed at establishing U.S. jurisdiction over the London-based BBC, whose motion to dismiss remains pending before Altman.