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BBC seeks to subpoena Trump's family members in Panorama lawsuit

The BBC is attempting to subpoena members of Donald Trump's family, including Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Donald Trump Jr., in connection with a lawsuit filed by Trump against the broadcaster. Trump sued the BBC in December over a 2024 Panorama episode, alleging the program intentionally and deceptively doctored a speech he gave on January 6, 2021.

6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleTom BatemanState Department correspondentBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-08-15 · 00:01 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
BBC seeks to subpoena Trump's family members in Panorama lawsuit
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The BBC is attempting to subpoena members of Donald Trump's family, including Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Donald Trump Jr., in connection with a lawsuit filed by Trump against the broadcaster. Trump sued the BBC in December over a 2024 Panorama episode, alleging the program intentionally and deceptively doctored a speech he gave on January 6, 2021. The BBC's lawyers argue that Trump's family members possess personal knowledge of his intentions during that speech. Attempts to serve subpoenas at the family's Florida residence and Trump Tower in New York have been unsuccessful, with Secret Service and building staff reportedly refusing to accept the documents. The BBC has previously apologized for an editing error that created the mistaken impression Trump called for violent action.

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The BBC apologized for an editing error that gave the impression Trump called for violent action.

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Donald Trump sued the BBC in December over a Panorama episode, accusing them of doctoring his speech.

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BBC attempted to serve a subpoena on Donald Trump Jr. at Trump Tower, but was initially unsuccessful.

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Secret Service informed the BBC representative that the agency could not accept the subpoenas.

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BBC legal team attempted to serve subpoenas on Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at their Florida home.

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In one instance, according to the document, a representative for the BBC's legal team tried to deliver a subpoena for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at their home in Florida, but was refused entry at a police checkpoint and was later told by the Secret Service that the agency could not accept the subpoenas. Similarly, according to the filing, a representative tried to serve a subpoena for Donald Trump Jr at Trump Tower in New York but was told by the concierge that the person who normally took such documents may have been at lunch. During another attempt two days later, the representative was told the "legal department" was not in that day, according to the filing.President Trump's legal team has been approached for comment. The BBC press office declined to comment.Last December, Trump sued the BBC and subsidiaries BBC-studios-productions" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="185899" data-entity-type="organization">BBC Studios Productions and BBC-studios-distribution" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="185900" data-entity-type="organization">BBC Studios Distribution over the 2024 Panorama episode.Trump's lawsuit - filed in Florida - accuses the BBC of "intentionally, maliciously and deceptively doctoring" the speech he gave outside the Capitol on 6 January 2021.The BBC has apologised for an editing error that gave "the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action".
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