BBC Targets Trump Family in Politically Motivated Defamation Case
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The BBC has escalated its campaign against the Trump family by asking a Florida court to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner, seeking their testimony in a $10 billion lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over alleged defamation.
The BBC, a foreign state-sponsored broadcaster, has petitioned a federal court in southern Florida to serve subpoenas on Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner. These subpoenas would force the Trump family members to provide testimony and documents related to the events of January 6, 2021—a day that the left and their media allies continue to exploit for political gain, despite the facts. The BBC claims these events are relevant to Trump’s defamation claims.
According to the BBC’s legal team, the individuals have 'personal knowledge and likely have possession, custody, or control of records relevant to multiple elements of Plaintiff's claims against the BBC.' The court has given Trump’s lawyers until Friday to respond, putting the Trump family once again in the crosshairs of politically motivated legal maneuvers.
Trump’s legal representatives have rightly called out the BBC’s actions as an attempt to harass the former president, his family, and supporters. 'The BBC is simply trying to distract away from their own obvious liability,' a spokesperson for the Trump team stated, highlighting the network’s refusal to take responsibility for its own missteps.
This latest request comes after the BBC’s failed attempts in May to serve the same individuals, which were blocked by local law enforcement and the Secret Service, and even a Trump Tower concierge who refused to accept the documents. The repeated targeting of the Trump family by foreign media and their domestic allies is a clear pattern of harassment.
The defamation suit, filed in December, alleges that a BBC Panorama documentary maliciously edited a Trump speech to misrepresent his remarks and falsely suggest he called for violence. The BBC has admitted to the edit and apologized, but insists this does not constitute defamation. The network claims the Trump family members were present in the Oval Office during the speech’s revision and that Jared Kushner drafted a statement condemning the violence, making them material witnesses in this ongoing witch hunt.
The BBC declined to comment on the filing, continuing its pattern of evasion while aggressively pursuing the Trump family in court.