BBC demands Trump texts in £10 billion January 6 lawsuit

The BBC demanded Trump hand over personal text messages in a £10 billion defamation lawsuit over his alleged role in the January 6 Capitol riot. The broadcaster seeks communications between Trump and advisers from hours before the Capitol storming.

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# BBC not capitulating to # Trump in $10 billion lawsuit. Trump runs his administration like a mob boss. About time someone finally stood up to him. These texts could bring the moron down - all for a

mastodon:mstdn-socialother67d ago kagi ↗

# BBC not capitulating to # Trump in $10 billion lawsuit. Trump runs his administration like a mob boss. About time someone finally stood up to him. These texts could bring the moron down - all for a programme not even broadcast in the # US . # Panorama https://www. independent.co.uk/news/world/a mericas/us-politics/bbc-donald-trump-lawsuit-panorama-riots-b3020621.html

BBC demands Trump hand over personal text messages in bid to prove he incited Jan 6 riots

lemmy:lemmy-worldother66d ago kagi ↗

The BBC has demanded that Donald Trump hand over his personal text messages in a £10bn (£7.5bn) defamation lawsuit over his alleged involvement in the January 6 riots in Washington. The broadcaster’s lawyers are seeking to prove in court that the US president should be held responsible for encouraging his supporters to storm the US Capitol following his 2020 election defeat. In their legal documen