The is attempting to secure documents and testimony from members of Donald Trump’s family as part of its defense against a $10bn (£7.4bn) defamation lawsuit brought by the US president. Court filings reveal that the broadcaster’s legal representatives tried to serve subpoenas in May to Donald Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner.
The legal action centers on a Panorama episode that featured an edit combining two distinct segments of a speech delivered by Trump prior to the 6 January 2021 Capitol riots. While the has issued an apology for the editing, it maintains that the action does not constitute grounds for a defamation claim.
The president is suing the over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave before the 2021 Capitol riots.
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