Trump lawyers refuse to reveal financial information to BBC in defamation case Donald Trump’s legal team has rejected a request from the BBC for financial information related to his $10bn defamation case. The lawyers described the request for details on the Donald J Trump Revocable Trust as a “fishing expedition” and “disproportionate.” The case centers on a Panorama documentary that Trump alleges intentionally manipulated his speech from January 6, 2021, causing him reputational and financial damage.

• Donald Trump’s legal team has refused to provide financial information to the BBC in a $10bn defamation case.
• The BBC had requested details on the Donald J Trump Revocable Trust to support Trump’s claims of financial and reputational harm.
• Trump’s lawyers called the BBC’s request a “fishing expedition,” “disproportionate,” and “unreasonable.”
• The defamation case stems from a Panorama documentary that allegedly spliced parts of a Trump speech given before the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots.
• The BBC had previously retracted and apologized for a manipulated clip from the documentary.
• The BBC had also asked a US court to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing it would have a “chilling effect” on reporting.
• Trump’s legal team claims the BBC “intentionally and maliciously defamed” the president by distorting his speech.