{"id":2648383,"date":"2026-08-22T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T21:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-requests-court-to-protect-family-records-from-bbc-defamation-case\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T21:27:51","slug":"trump-requests-court-to-protect-family-records-from-bbc-defamation-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-requests-court-to-protect-family-records-from-bbc-defamation-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump requests court to protect family records from BBC defamation case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-requests-court-to-protect-family-records-from-bbc-defamation-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648383&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump filed a motion to prevent teh BBC from subpoenaing his family members as part of its legal defense against a defamation lawsuit. The BBC, which initially sought to serve subpoenas on Trump\u2019s children and son-in-law, argued that the family members may have relevant records and are protected by Secret Service agents. Trump\u2019s legal team responded by calling the BBC\u2019s actions a politicized discovery campaign and asked the court to dismiss their motion. The lawsuit, filed in December 2025, alleges that the BBC edited Trump\u2019s Jan. 6, 2021 speech in a misleading manner, causing reputational harm, and seeks $10 billion in damages. Trump also successfully prevented the BBC from accessing his financial records during the case. the proceedings are ongoing in the Southern District of Florida, now overseen by District Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> filed a motion on Friday to bar the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bbc\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"680\">BBC<\/a> from subpoenaing his family members as part of the U.K. media company\u2019s legal defense against Trump\u2019s defamation lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to a motion from the BBC that asked the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"159\">Florida<\/a> federal court to allow subpoenas of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump-jr\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11068\">Donald Trump Jr.<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ivanka-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"127\">Ivanka Trump<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jared-kushner\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"126\">Jared Kushner<\/a>, the president\u2019s legal team called the media company\u2019s move \u201cthe latest, cynical move in the BBC\u2019s sweeping, politically-charged<br \/>discovery campaign.\u201d Trump\u2019s legal team asked the court on Friday to toss BBC\u2019s motion as the case proceeds.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4697396\/trump-court-family-record-bbc-defamation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump requests court to protect family records from BBC defamation case investigation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4697233\/james-okeefe-first-amendment-case\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Court sides with conservative activist James O\u2019Keefe in First Amendment case<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4696859\/doj-tiktok-pay-government-settlement-child-privacy-act-illegal-information-collecting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ settles with TikTok for $400 million over child safety and privacy concerns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC initially filed the motion on Aug. 14, arguing lawyers for the media company have not been able to serve subpoenas on the three Trump family members as they are protected by U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1478\">Secret Service<\/a> agents. BBC has argued the family members \u201chave personal knowledge and likely have possession, custody, or control of records relevant to multiple elements of Plaintiff\u2019s claims against the BBC.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe BBC has endeavored to resolve this issue without seeking the Court\u2019s assistance,\u201d BBC\u2019s lawyers wrote in the August court filing, saying they also attempted, without success, to ask the Secret Service agents to accept the subpoenas on behalf of the family members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump initially <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3918904\/trump-sues-bbc-for-10-billion-over-jan-6-speech-edit\/\">filed the lawsuit against the BBC<\/a> in December 2025, alleging the media company edited the Jan. 6, 2021 speech at the Ellipse in a \u201cfalse, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious\u201d way as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-columnists\/3886863\/trump-vs-the-bbc\/\">part of a documentary<\/a> that aired a week before the 2024 presidential election. Trump claimed $10 billion in damages from the edits in the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC initially sought access to Trump\u2019s personal financial records to support its defense, which could have made those records public in court documents. But this effort was blocked when Trump filed an appeal to stay discovery proceedings, and Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Roy Altmana <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4677357\/trump-turns-tables-prevents-bbc-finances-lawsuit\/\">allowed the president to file an amended complaint<\/a> to shift his reasoning from personal financial damages to reputational damages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their Friday filing, Trump\u2019s lawyers argue BBC\u2019s \u201cpolitically-charged discovery campaign \u2026 has already been rejected by this Court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4677357\/trump-turns-tables-prevents-bbc-finances-lawsuit\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4677357\">TRUMP TURNS THE TABLES AND PREVENTS THE BBC FROM SEEING HIS FINANCES IN $10 BILLION LAWSUIT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe BBC seeks a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sweeping order authorizing service<\/a> of document and deposition subpoenas on three members of President Trump\u2019s immediate family. Yet, the BBC has not placed any of those subpoenas before the Court,\u201d Trump\u2019s lawyers wrote in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382\/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382.131.0.pdf\">filing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Southern District of Florida case was transferred to District Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz, also a Trump appointee, on Aug. 17.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump seeks to block BBC from subpoenaing his family members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2648384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25314446833337.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84545,84546,3634],"class_list":["post-2648383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-court-protection","tag-family-records","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25314446833337.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648383"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648387,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648383\/revisions\/2648387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}