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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Trump Scrambles To Block Jack Smith Testimony as $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit Backfires

Trump faces mounting legal pressure as he challenges the BBC's bid to question former special counsel Jack Smith in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit (Credit: Gage Skidmore/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Donald Trump faces mounting pressure in his $10 billion (£7.5 billion) legal battle against the BBC, as a judge threatens sanctions over his deposition dispute and the broadcaster seeks testimony from former special counsel Jack Smith.

The president is suing the British Broadcasting Corporation over a documentary that he claims deceptively edited his 6 January 2021 speech to suggest he incited the Capitol riot. But the BBC is fighting back, demanding evidence to challenge Trump's allegations while opposing his efforts to block Smith's testimony.

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