- cross-posted to:
- theguardian_us@ibbit.at
- cross-posted to:
- theguardian_us@ibbit.at
President Trump is expected to come under pressure to make rare disclosures about his properties and business interests as part of his $10bn lawsuit against the BBC, the Guardian understands.
Trump is suing the BBC for defamation over a Panorama documentary that spliced together two parts of the president’s address to a rally on 6 January 2021. The BBC has already apologised and said the edit was misleading, but has denied it defamed Trump.
In new documents submitted to the Florida court hearing the case, the corporation confirmed it will seek to have the case dismissed – a plan first reported by the Guardian.
It will argue that the Florida court lacks “personal jurisdiction” over the corporation, the court venue is “improper” and that Trump has “failed to state a claim”.
The corporation also argued that it should not be forced to make any legal disclosures about the documentary and its treatment of Trump before the judge deals with its request to have the case thrown out.
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I know he would never do this… But what’s to prevent him from just… ya know… Lying. Not like he would ever do that, bastion of morality that he is.
Not being able to golf on his Scotland course, for example.
He could lie, the UK would most definitely find it out, slap some extra criminal charges on top, and while the US doesn’t have any extradition agreement of US (diplomatic) citizens to the UK (see the case of the cunt who murdered a boy because she “forgot” which side of the road she was supposed to drive on), but there would be an arrest warrant out on him regardless. The moment he lands in UK territory, he’d be arrested and imprisoned.
Meaning he couldn’t golf at his favourite course.
but there would be an arrest warrant out on him regardless. The moment he lands in UK territory, he’d be arrested and imprisoned.
