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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gaya Gupta

BBC seeks to subpoena Trump children and son-in-law over defamation lawsuit

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From left, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr at the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington DC on 20 January 2025. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/EPA

The BBC is trying to subpoena Donald Trump’s children as it builds its defense against the president’s defamation lawsuit centered on a documentary on the January 6 insurrection.

In a motion filed on Friday, the BBC sought authorization to serve Trump’s two eldest children, Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, with subpoenas for testimony and their records on the events of 6 January 2021.

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