BREAKING: Trump's $10 billion BBC lawsuit is BACKFIRING BIGLY and may force Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's January 6 evidence back into the courtroom
After making $16 million from Paramount/CBS to settle one of his frivolous lawsuits, Donald Trump figured he could keep suing media companies and rake in the dough from corporate CEOs who would rather give in than face a protracted and expensive legal fight.
But Trump got greedy and wanted a $10 billion payday from his next target, Britain’s venerable public broadcaster, the BBC.
What he's getting instead is a legal nightmare of his own making.
Trump sued the BBC last December, claiming a documentary on their news program Panorama, "put words in his mouth" by editing together portions of his January 6th speech delivered nearly 50 minutes apart.
He even bizarrely claimed the network used AI to fabricate his words — it didn't. The BBC did splice the footage, which sparked an internal investigation, the firing of some senior officials at the broadcaster, and the issuing of a written apology.
An apology simply wasn't enough for Trump, however. He still wanted that $10 billion.
Now his lawsuit against the British broadcaster is unraveling spectacularly.
A federal judge ruled this week that Trump must hand over detailed financial records from more than 400 companies tied to his family trust — because HIS OWN lawsuit claims the BBC's editing damaged his businesses.
You can't claim massive financial injury and then refuse to show your books. Judge Enjoliqué Lett wasn't buying the attempted dodge: "All of President Trump's brand, properties and businesses are impugned... Reputational, economic damages, all of that is now at issue in this case."
It gets worse. The same judge greenlit subpoenas targeting Trump's inner circle — Donald Trump Jr., Steve Bannon, and Stephen Miller — to determine what Trump actually intended on January 6th.
And now, in a third gut-punch within 24 hours, the BBC is demanding records showing exactly how Trump LOST his executive privilege claims during Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's January 6th investigation.
Smith's team had already gathered evidence establishing that the Capitol violence was "foreseeable" to Trump, that he "caused it," and that he made "a conscious choice not to stop it" once it began. If the BBC gets that evidence, Trump's entire defamation case collapses.
Trump built a career suing media outlets into silence. This time, he sued an organization willing to actually fight — and in doing so, handed prosecutors a roadmap straight into his finances, his inner circle, and his own conduct on January 6th.
Plus, the public may get another chance to review the evidence that Jack Smith amassed against Trump, evidence that judges appointed by the litigious president have made sure that he’ll never be held accountable for.
Sometimes a lawsuit is simply a trap you built for yourself.
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It’s funny how these Republicans swear they are all about the military, but they won’t speak up at all on this travesty of removing these dead veterans who lost their lives over rapist who started this because “his friends could get hurt” in files competent humans want released
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of War lowered the total number of American servicemembers officially killed during the Iran War from 18 to 14, removing the four servicemembers killed during the most recent round of hostilities in the Middle East; 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, who were killed last week by an Iranian ballistic missile attack in Jordan, and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, who died as a result of a controlled demolition of an Iranian one-way attack drone in Iraq. Three military officials told The New York Times that one reason behind the change was that their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a ceasefire with Iran in April.
🚨 EXPOSED! Crooked Trump greedily grabs a custom World Series ring with HIS name from LA Dodgers at the White House! 😡 "Wow. I don't want to report this," he sneers, mocking ethics laws! Blatant corruption by the 47th president—stop this gift-grabbing scandal! 🔥
James Talarico: “You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you. Your boss at work, he cares about politics. Your landlord, he cares about politics. Your insurance company cares about politics. Until you care about politics, they’re gonna keep using the political system to screw you over”
I get a bit tired of the @Sbarro hate
They used to be right beside the arcade in the Mall and went HAM in the late 80’s-90’s
Someone needs to bring the respect back to their name. Get them out of gas stations
Complete BS. There’s not ONE NFL GM that would sacrifice a roster spot for a fighter who only does non-sanctioned fighting, probably runs slower than molasses (so defense wouldn’t be an option)
He’s just looking for attention because his window is closing. He’ll be gone soon
Jake Paul says he's talked with NFL teams and coaches who are "interested in bringing him on to the team" per @FOS
Paul says there is 'a lot of super-mediocrity in the NFL, a lot of not good athletes' 😳
Joe Lombardo called Donald Trump his “commanding officer” and claimed that if it weren’t for his relationship with the president, ICE would be rummaging through Las Vegas.
Now, plainclothes ICE agents have been confirmed in Las Vegas after tackling an elderly man at Harry Reid International Airport. Nevadans deserve answers.
The Little League softball world champions are visiting the White House today
Also, there’s singing time at the White House today
All closed to the press…..Somebody better keep a close eye on those kids!!
@mtgreenee I don’t know Marjorie. Seeing how that used to be your party, I would expect someone like you to go to the rehabilitation center “He’s being held at” to visit your old friend, and let us know how he’s doing