Judge Warns Trump His BBC Lawsuit May Be Tossed Unless He Files More Papers
Summary
A federal magistrate judge warned that President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC could be dismissed if his legal team fails to provide more documents or evidence of its search. The judge ordered the team to submit a log of documents withheld as privileged by November 5 and remaining undisputed documents by November 23.Key Facts
- Trump alleges the BBC defamed him by editing together two parts of a speech he gave before the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
- The BBC apologized for the edit but denies defamation.
- The judge said Trump’s team produced 20 documents, which she said had already been produced by the BBC or found online shortly before submission.
- The judge said Trump’s team acknowledged it had not provided a log of documents withheld on the basis of privilege.
- The judge raised concerns about whether Trump’s lawyers had conducted an adequate search for responsive documents.
- The judge said failure to comply could lead to sanctions, including dismissal of the case for failure to prosecute.
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