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Trump Sues BBC for $10 Billion Over Misleading Jan. 6 Edits

‘Literally, they put words in my mouth,’ Trump said.
Trump Sues BBC for $10 Billion Over Misleading Jan. 6 Edits
The BBC logo outside the BBC Broadcasting House in London on Nov. 10, 2025. REUTERS/Jack Taylor
Troy Myers
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Joseph Lord
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President Donald Trump on the evening of Dec. 15 filed a lawsuit against the BBC seeking $10 billion in restitution for alleged defamation in a news special that aired in 2024.

The 33-page legal filing accuses the BBC of making “a false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump ... that was fabricated and aired by the Defendants one week before the 2024 Presidential Election in a brazen attempt to interfere in and influence the Election’s outcome to President Trump’s detriment.”

Troy Myers is a regional reporter based in St. Augustine, Florida. His background includes breaking, criminal justice, and investigative writing for local news, producing on a national morning newscast in Washington, D.C., and working with an award-winning, weekly investigative news program. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his dog at the beach.