Friday, August 7, 2026

Trump drops key claim in $10B defamation suit against BBC to avoid giving up financial records

Source

President Donald Trump abandoned a key claim in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC to keep the president from having to disclose financial records tied to his business empire as part of the legal fight.

Trump filed the lawsuit in December, alleging the BBC defamed him through a Panorama documentary linked to its coverage of his January 6, 2021, speech before the Capitol attack.