The BBC is asking a federal court in Florida to dismiss Donald Trump’s billion-dollar lawsuit. She claims that the dispute has no local jurisdiction and that she did not broadcast the document in the US.
The British company BBC announced on Monday that it has asked a federal court in the US state of Florida to reject a lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump for broadcasting a document that edited his speech before the attack on the US Capitol in 2021. This was reported by the AFP agency, writes TASR.
The BBC is defending itself against Trump’s lawsuit, saying its “documentary was never broadcast in Florida or the US and was not available for streaming on any platform.” “That’s why we challenged the jurisdiction of the Florida court and filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against President” Trump, a BBC spokesman said in comments sent to AFP.
The BBC disputes the jurisdiction
He also recalled that the BBC “has maintained throughout that it will vigorously defend itself against this lawsuit.”
In January, lawyers for the British company said in documents submitted to a court in Miami that the broadcaster “will ask to dismiss the lawsuit” due to the lack of jurisdiction on the part of the court.
Trump sued the BBC in December 2025 over a documentary that used edited footage from his speech on January 6, 2021, which gave the impression that he was calling on his supporters to attack the Capitol – the seat of the US Congress. The US president is seeking five billion dollars from the British television station for each of two counts of defamation and violation of Florida’s law prohibiting deceptive and unfair business practices.
Trump continues his campaign against the media
News agencies say the lawsuit against the BBC is part of Trump’s broader campaign against the media. In the past, the American president sued or publicly attacked several American television stations and newspapers that criticized his actions. Some of them, such as CBS and ABC, have agreed to out-of-court settlements worth tens of millions of dollars. Other media outlets, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, have denied the allegations.
