- The BBC has demanded Donald Trump hand over his personal text messages as part of a £10bn defamation lawsuit concerning his alleged involvement in the January 6 Capitol riots.
- Trump launched the lawsuit after a BBC Panorama documentary aired an edited version of his speech, which he claims falsely implied he incited the mob.
- The broadcaster's lawyers are seeking to prove Trump should be held responsible for encouraging his supporters to storm the US Capitol following his 2020 election defeat.
- The BBC is requesting messages between Trump and his advisers from the hours before the Capitol storming, as well as evidence from a report concluding he caused the violence.
- A federal judge in Florida recently ruled that Trump must provide detailed information about his companies' finances in response to a motion filed by the BBC.
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