LONDON (TNND) — New court documents show that the BBC plans to ask a court to dismiss President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the broadcasting company.
Trump first filed a lawsuit in December over a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021, that was used in a BBC documentary he claims was edited. Trump’s claim, which was filed in a federal court in Florida, seeks $10 billion in total: $5 billion in defamation damages and $5 billion for unfair trade practices.
The speech in question took place before the storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021.
This speech spliced together three different quotes from two sections in Trump’s speech, which were delivered an hour apart from each other. The spliced quote appeared as one full quote, sounding like Trump urging his supporters to march with him and “fight like hell.” The quote was broadcast in the BBC’s documentary “Trump: A Second Chance,” which aired two days before the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Among the parts of the original speech that were cut out was a section where Trump said he wanted his supporters to demonstrate peacefully.
While the BBC has since apologized to the president over the edited Jan. 6 speech, it rejects claims that the broadcaster defamed him.
New court documents filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Miami say the BBC will file a motion to dismiss the case on March 17. The document outlines that the court lacks jurisdiction and that Trump failed to state a claim.
If the case continues, a trial date has been proposed for 2027.
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“As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case,” the BBC said on Tuesday in a statement. “We are not going to make further comment on ongoing legal proceedings.”
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