Trump faces dismissal threat in BBC defamation case

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 23:15 · Archive

A US judge has warned Donald Trump his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC could be dismissed if he fails to produce documents by November 23.

Donald Trump has been warned by a Florida judge that his $10 billion defamation case against the BBC could be dismissed if he fails to produce documents by a November 23 deadline. Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett raised concerns about how Trump's legal team had collated paperwork and ordered him to compile a privilege log by November 5 identifying any documents withheld on grounds of privilege.

The court order states: 'Failure to comply with this order may result in sanctions, including but not limited to, dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute this case.' Trump is seeking damages over the BBC's editing of a Panorama documentary from 2024 about the US Capitol riots.

The BBC had previously accused Trump of flouting disclosure rules. The broadcaster's lawyers argued that Trump had previously agreed to disclose the documents in question and that continued delays would cause them 'extreme prejudice'. They asked the court to intervene given the legal timetable. In her ruling, Judge Lett noted that Trump's counsel admitted no privilege log had been produced to identify documents withheld based on any asserted privilege.

How it is being reported

• Trump's BBC lawsuit could be dismissed, judge warnsA failure by Donald Trump to produce relevant files against the BBC before a deadline could result in sanctions, a Florida judge says.Perth Now · 28 Oct, 22:58
• Trump's BBC lawsuit could be dismissed, judge warnsA failure by Donald Trump to produce relevant files against the BBC before a deadline could result in sanctions, a Florida judge says.The West Australian · 28 Oct, 22:58

In this story: Donald Trump · BBC · Enjolique Lett · Florida · US Capitol

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