Trump's BBC Lawsuit Backfires After Corporation Requests His Financial Records

The president filed an emergency motion ahead of a deadline on Thursday to provide financial disclosure in his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.

President Donald Trump filed an emergency motion in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC to prevent the disclosure of his financial records in court — and withdrew allegations that the network had damaged his brand and businesses.

The emergency stay granted Thursday in the Southern District of Florida by US Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett temporarily blocks the BBC from obtaining detailed financial information on the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which is managed by the president’s son Donald........

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