BBC Demands Trump’s Phone Records in $10 Billion Lawsuit - The Zambian Observer
The BBC is seeking Trump’s phone records from Nov 2020–Jan 2021 in its $10 billion defamation lawsuit over a Jan 6 documentary.Summary
The BBC has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump over a Panorama documentary that combined two parts of his January 6 speech, which Trump alleges was edited to make him look bad. As the case proceeds through discovery, the BBC’s lawyers are demanding Trump’s personal phone logs, calendars, and diaries from November 2020 through January 20, 2021, along with a list of everyone he communicated with about the rally, his speech, and the aftermath. The broadcaster argues these records are needed to determine who Trump was talking to and what he was planning before the Capitol riot, noting that court records show more than 100 people charged in connection with January 6 said they stormed the Capitol because they believed Trump told them to. Trump’s legal team has resisted, calling the request a “fishing expedition” and refusing to turn over financial records tied to his trust, while the BBC has already produced over 45,000 documents and Trump’s side has produced none. The outcome could compel one of the most significant records demands of Trump’s presidency to be made public.
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