BBC asks US court to drop Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit

The BBC has asked an American court to throw out a lawsuit filed against it by US President Donald Trump. The British state broadcaster has argued its documentary featuring an edited speech Trump delivered during the Capitol Hill riots in 2021 did not harm his reputation enough to warrant a $10 billion defamation case.

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