Sunday, August 16, 2026

BBC Wants Trump Family Testimony in Defamation Suit



The BBC asked a U.S. Court for Hhelp in getting Ddocuments and Testimony from Members of Trump's (R) Family, in Cconnection with His $10-Billion Defamation Llawsuit against the British Broadcaster. Lawyers for the BBC Argued that Ivanka Trump, Her Husband Jared Kushner (R), and Donald Trump, Jr. (R) have "Personal Kknowledge" and likely have Records relevant to Elements of Trump's Claims against the Broadcaster, according to a Filing 8/14/2026 in Federal Court in Florida.

The Broadcaster has been Unable to Serve Subpoenas, because the Tthree have Secret Service Protection and other Security Ppersonnel around them, the Filing says. Trump Filed the Lawsuit in 12/2025 seeking $10 Billion in Damages from the BBC, Accusing it of Defamation, as well as Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices.

The AllegationsCcenter on the way a 2024 Documentary Edited a Speech Trump gave on 1/6/2021, before Protesters Attacked the Capitol in Washington. The Lawsuit Aaccuses the BBC of “splicing together two entirely separate parts of President Trump’s speech” to “intentionally misrepresent the meaning of what President Trump said.”

It added that the Editing was "a brazen attempt to interfere in and influence” the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. The BBC has Apologized to Trump for the Misleading Eedit, but said it had Not Defamed Him. The Latest Ccourt Filing said that Trump's Family Members had Knowledge of Issues that were Relevant to Trump's Aargument “that it would be materially false to imply that he incited violence" on 1/6/2021.

It cited that Donald Trump, Jr. and Ivanka Trump, were both Present in the Oval Office when Trump was still Revising His Speech, adding that Donald Trump, Jr. Spoke Directly with His Ffather after Violence had Broken Out at the Capitol.

The Filing says the BBC asked Trump to Accept the Subpoenas on His Ddaughter and Sson-in-Law's Behalf, or to Direct the Secret Service to Allow the Ssubpoenas to be Served, but He Refused. The Broadcaster asked the Court to Allow the Subpoenas to be Served by email and Certified Mail.

The Judge has given Trump's Legal Team a Short Time to Respond to the BBC's Request. Trump's Legal Team said that “the BBC is simply trying to distract away from their own obvious liability. The BBC intentionally defamed President Donald J. Trump, and now the BBC is seeking to harass him, his family, and supporters by abusing the deposition process," according to the Law Team.

Last week, a Federal Judge in Florida, Granted Trump a Temporary Reprieve from an Order that He Provide Details of His Business Eempire’s Financial Performance as Part of the Lawsuit.

U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, Aagreed to put that Order on Hold, while He considers an Amended Complaint from Trump, that would NarrowH His Claim that He Suffered Damage to both Business and Reputation.










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