Trump files $10 billion defamation lawsuit against BBC over edited clips of his Jan. 6 speech-llllllllllllllllllll
President Donald Trump sued the BBC on Monday for $10 billion in damages, alleging that the British public broadcaster defamed him in a 2024 documentary by deceptively editing parts of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech.
In a 33-page complaint, Trump's attorneys asked a federal court in Miami for a jury trial and alleged a BBC documentary that aired a week before the 2024 presidential election was “a brazen attempt to interfere in and influence the Election’s outcome to President Trump’s detriment.”
The BBC, BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. and BBC Studios Productions Ltd. — co-producers of the “Trump: A Second Chance” documentary — are named as defendants.
Trump's attorneys alleged that the BBC purposely spliced together parts of his speech to supporters at the Ellipse in Washington, including a section early on in the speech when he urged them to walk to the Capitol and a section nearly 55 minutes later when he told them to "fight like hell."
The suit argued that the documentary is deceptive in its omission of Trump’s encouraging his supporters to engage in peaceful protest, when he said: “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
The BBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night.
Charles B. Tobin, an attorney representing the BBC, said in a letter last month to Trump's attorneys included in Monday's filing that “our client had no intention of misleading anyone” and that the BBC had offered public contrition, a personal apology to Trump sent by email and a retraction that appeared online.
The BBC’s chairman, Samir Shah, previously acknowledged that the documentary's editing "gave the mistaken impression" that Trump "made a direct call for violent action" and apologized for "that error of judgement.”
Trump announced earlier Monday that the lawsuit was coming, telling reporters in the Oval Office that he was suing the BBC "for putting words in my mouth."
"They actually put terrible words in my mouth having to do with Jan. 6 that I didn't say, and the beautiful words that I said, right, the beautiful words talking about patriotism and all of the good things that I said, they didn't say that," he said.
The lawsuit relates to an episode of the BBC News show "Panorama," which aired before last year’s election.
Two parts of the speech were edited together to give the impression that Trump said: “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol... and I’ll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell.”
However, Trump said: “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them.”
And much later in the same speech he said: “And we fight. We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
Trump was accused of encouraging the crowd, who later stormed the Capitol. The House Jan. 6 committee said after an 18-month investigation that Trump spent much of the speech at the Washington rally “amping up his crowd with lies about the election, attacking his own vice-president and Republican members of Congress, and exhorting the crowd to fight.”
Trump has repeatedly threatened to sue the BBC, saying after his election victory last year that he would seek $1 billion in damages.
Trump scored a victory this year when Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, said it would pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit with Trump over his allegations that a “60 Minutes” interview last year with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris was deceptively edited.
ABC last year agreed to pay $15 million as part of a legal settlement with Trump over defamation allegations against anchor George Stephanopoulos during an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.
BANNED' - Clinton Judge Reads Her Verdict - President Donald Trump Has Been Informed That He Just Beat Gavin Newsom...
JUDICIAL RECKONING
The return of national sovereignty and administrative lethality reached a new milestone this Thursday, April 9, 2026. A blockbuster ruling in Los Angeles has left the DNC establishment and globalist elite reeling.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against California’s controversial "No Secret Police Act," blocking the state from prohibiting ICE agents from wearing masks. Judge Christina Snyder ruled the law unconstitutional, marking a decisive victory for President Donald J. Trump and the Department of Justice.
The court affirmed the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, stating California cannot discriminate against federal officers while exempting its own law enforcement. Attorney General Pamela Bondi praised the ruling, emphasizing the administration’s zero-tolerance stance on harassment of federal agents.
This decision reflects the 2026 mandate: a legal framework prioritizing the safety of American officers over the sanctuary policies pushed by Governor Gavin Newsom. It signals a sweeping rollback of state overreach in immigration enforcement.
Meanwhile, in Texas, a federal jury delivered historic terrorism convictions against nine members of a radical antifa cell. The group was found guilty for a violent 2025 attack on an ICE detention facility that left a police officer shot in the neck.
Ringleader Benjamin Song faces potential life imprisonment after evidence proved the attack was a coordinated assault using explosives and rifles—not the “noise demonstration” the defense claimed. Prosecutors called the verdict a landmark affirmation of Trump’s domestic terror designation.
With Kash Patel at the FBI and Todd Blanche at the DOJ, the dismantling of extremist cells has accelerated. Federal agencies continue to secure detention centers like Prairieland against those attempting to destabilize the republic.
Governor Gavin Newsom attempted to spin the court ruling as a “win,” citing the upheld “No Vigilantes Act.” But the truth remains: the centerpiece of his anti-ICE agenda—the “No Secret Police Act”—has been effectively struck down.
The defeat exposes the weakening foundation of California’s sanctuary policies. While Sacramento prioritizes the “civil rights” of illegal aliens, the Trump administration is defending the constitutional rights of federal officers.
The week closes as a sweeping administrative triumph for the Trump-GOP platform. From Los Angeles courtrooms to Texas jury boxes, real results—not rhetoric—are forging the 2026 midterm shield.
With 5% GDP growth and a secure border, the nation is reclaiming its stability and sovereignty. America moves forward with vigilance, resolve, and a renewed commitment to law and order.
God bless the USA—and the leaders who refuse to bow to the swamp or the radical mob.
oFar Left 'Squad' Member Learns Her Fate As Her Primary Election is Called
Washington D.C. — The far-left “Squad” took another massive hit Tuesday night as Missouri Democrat Rep. Cori Bush was soundly defeated in her primary by challenger Wesley Bell, who led by double digits with 54.9% to Bush’s 41.8%.
Bush, one of the most extreme voices in Congress, joins Rep. Jamaal Bowman as the second Squad member to lose her seat this cycle. Her defeat is a clear rejection of the radical socialist, anti-police, pro-Hamas agenda she has pushed since entering Congress in 2021.
Bush rose to prominence after participating in the Ferguson riots and has spent years promoting false narratives about Michael Brown while calling for defunding the police — even as violent crime soared in her St. Louis district. She has repeatedly aligned herself with pro-Hamas protesters, blamed Israel for the October 7 massacre, and faced controversy over allegedly funneling thousands of campaign dollars to her husband for “security services” while demanding less police protection for her constituents.
Republicans celebrated the win with well-deserved mockery. Pro-Trump comedian Terrance K. Williams posted:
“A ‘BLACK JOB’ IS SOMETHING CORI BUSH DOES NOT HAVE. OH HAPPY DAY! She is the second Squad member to lose her seat! I can’t wait until they are all gone.”
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, who served with Bush on the House Judiciary Committee, sarcastically noted:
“I will miss Cori Bush missing every committee meeting.”
Students for Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier added:
“The Squad’s Cori Bush has LOST her primary. Join me in saying GOOD RIDDANCE! Hamas might be hiring, Cori!”
Even actor Michael Rapaport, a vocal Israel supporter, celebrated:
“Tonight at the rally they said let’s bring back ‘JOY’ to politics and boom CORI BUSH is done with Politics…. I feel JOY all of a sudden.”
This is the second straight blow to the radical Squad. Jamaal Bowman lost his primary earlier after endorsing pro-Hamas demonstrators on college campuses. Both Bush and Bowman blamed their defeats on pro-Israel funding from AIPAC rather than admitting the truth: their extreme, anti-American, and anti-Israel positions have become toxic to voters.
The radical left’s Squad is crumbling because the American people are rejecting their agenda of defunding police, embracing socialism, supporting radical Islamists, and putting foreign interests above American citizens. Voters want secure borders, safe streets, strong economy, and leaders who put America First — not performative radicals who miss committee meetings and push policies that hurt their own districts.
Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, the Republican Party is becoming the party of working Americans, law and order, and common sense. Meanwhile, the Democrat Party continues its death spiral — hemorrhaging voters, losing favorability, and watching its most extreme members get rejected at the ballot box.
Cori Bush’s defeat is not just a loss for one radical congresswoman. It is a rejection of the entire Squad’s toxic ideology. The American people are waking up and choosing sanity over socialism, strength over weakness, and America First over America Last.
More Squad members are on the ballot soon. The trend is clear: radicalism is losing, and the America First movement is winning.
