BBC asks US court to throw out Trump’s $10bn lawsuit and avoid ‘chilling effect’
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The BBC has requested a US court to dismiss Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit regarding a documentary, "Trump: A Second Chance," arguing the case lacks jurisdiction and poses a "chilling effect" on reporting. The BBC claims the documentary, which aired in the UK before Trump's reelection, was not published in the US, including Florida, where the suit was filed. The lawsuit stems from a 12-second clip that spliced together two parts of Trump's January 6, 2021 speech, which the BBC has already apologized for, stating it unintentionally gave the impression Trump directly called for violent action. The BBC's lawyers cited a similar Trump lawsuit against CNN that was dismissed and argued that defendants should not have to deal with expensive, groundless litigation, restricting the ability to cover public figures. The BBC maintains the documentary was not available in the US on BritBox International or BBC.com.
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