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BBC Seeks Trump Children's Testimony in $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit
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BBC Seeks Trump Children's Testimony in $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The BBC is seeking to involve Donald Trump's children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka Trump, along with her husband Jared Kushner, in a defamation lawsuit.
  • The broadcaster wants them to testify, arguing they had "personal knowledge" of Trump's 2021 Capitol speech, which the BBC used in a program.
  • Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over the program, which he claims implied he called for violence, while the BBC argues the program was not accessible in the U.S.

The British public broadcaster BBC is seeking to involve three of Donald Trump's children in its defense against a $10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by the former U.S. president. The broadcaster wants Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner to testify in the case.

The BBC argues that these individuals possess "personal knowledge" of the message Donald Trump intended to convey in his 2021 speech. The lawsuit stems from a BBC program that used edited fragments of Trump's speech, which the broadcaster claims implied he had called for violence. Trump alleges this portrayal defamed him.

According to the BBC's website, its legal team attempted in May to serve subpoenas on Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Kushner, but security personnel reportedly refused to accept the documents. The BBC is now asking the judge overseeing the case to permit them to use email to officially notify the individuals for their testimony.

Trump filed the defamation suit against the BBC last November. The broadcaster has since apologized for the program's broadcast, leading to the resignation of its director-general. However, the BBC continues to contest the defamation accusations, asserting that the program in question was not even receivable in the United States. The case is scheduled to be heard in a Florida court next February.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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