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A federal judge blocked Trump's attempt to force the BBC to turn over detailed financial records in his $10 billion libel lawsuit against the broadcaster. Trump later dropped his claim entirely.
A federal judge blocked Trump's attempt to force the BBC to turn over detailed financial records in his $10 billion libel lawsuit against the broadcaster. Trump later dropped that particular claim entirely, backing away from the demand after the judge refused it.
This is a small but real victory for press freedom. Trump was trying to use discovery in a libel case to punish a news organization for coverage he didn't like. The judge recognized that forcing the BBC to hand over financial records wasn't about proving libel—it was about harassment and intimidation. The fact that Trump abandoned the claim after the judge blocked it shows the strategy was the leverage itself, not a genuine legal theory. These kinds of suits filed by powerful people against news organizations are sometimes called SLAPP suits (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), and they work by making litigation so expensive and invasive that outlets back down. This time it didn't work.
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