BBC demands Trump hand over January 6 texts in bid to prove he incited riots
- The BBC has demanded that Donald Trump hand over his personal text messages in a £10bn (£7.5bn) defamation lawsuit over his alleged involvement in the January 6 riots in Washington.
- The broadcaster’s lawyers are seeking to prove in court that the US president should be held responsible for encouraging his supporters to storm the US Capitol following his 2020 election defeat.
- His lawsuit was launched after it was revealed that a BBC Panorama documentary, aired in January 2021, had spliced together two parts of his speech to appear as though he was directly inciting the mob.
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- The BBC has demanded that Donald Trump hand over his personal text messages in a £10bn (£7.5bn) defamation lawsuit over his alleged involvement in the January 6 riots in Washington.
- The broadcaster’s lawyers are seeking to prove in court that the US president should be held responsible for encouraging his supporters to storm the US Capitol following his 2020 election defeat.
- His lawsuit was launched after it was revealed that a BBC Panorama documentary, aired in January 2021, had spliced together two parts of his speech to appear as though he was directly inciting the mob.
Sources: The Independent