BBC to ask US court to dismiss Trump's $10-bn lawsuit
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London: The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a $10 billion lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the British br...
London: The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a $10-billion lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly-filed court documents.
Trump launched the lawsuit last year over a BBC documentary that edited his 2021 speech ahead of the US Capitol riot, when lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden's 2020 election win.
The programme spliced together two separate sections of Trump's speech on January 6, 2021, in a way that made it appear that he had explicitly urged supporters to attack the Capitol.
The US leader is seeking "damages in an amount not less than $5,000,000,000" for each of two counts against the BBC, for alleged defamation and violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
But in papers filed in federal court in Miami on Monday and seen by AFP, lawyers for the British broadcaster said they will "move to dismiss the complaint" due to the court lacking "personal jurisdiction".
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