Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Donald Trump’s legal team is seeking to block a court order requiring him to provide financial records to the BBC for a lawsuit related to a 2024 documentary on the January 6 attacks, which Trump claims harmed his business interests.
- A Miami judge ruled that Trump must hand over detailed financial records by August 6, revealing information about hundreds of businesses owned by his family trust.
- Trump’s attorneys requested a temporary pause on the court order and proposed narrowing the lawsuit to focus on reputation harm, aiming to limit the scope of required disclosures.
- The lawsuit centers on a BBC documentary scene that edited Trump’s January 6 speech to suggest he urged supporters to attack the Capitol; the BBC has apologized for the edit but denies defamation claims.
- This legal action is part of a broader pattern of Trump suing media outlets over critical coverage, including a $10bn defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal and subpoenas issued then withdrawn against New York Times journalists.
