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President Donald Trump filed suit Monday against the British Broadcasting Company, seeking more than $5 billion from the venerable news outlet over what he contends was deliberately misleading editing of a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021, as the Capitol riot was getting underway.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, complains that the BBC “maliciously” strung together two comments Trump made more than 54 minutes apart in order to convey the impression that he’d urged his supporters to engage in violence as electoral votes were set to be tabulated by Congress.

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[–] LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How does that even work. BBC Panarama programme, which airs in the UK, made the claims, yet he is filling a lawsuit in Miami?

I guess he's trying to sue BBC America?

I guess it's time for me to sue America for £1 trillion in my local court for ruining my Internet scrolling experience

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

BBC America is a subsidiary of AMC Networks.

He is filing in Florida because he is resident there.

[–] LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That just raises more questions.

How can person A sue company B, which is headquartered in country B and releases products in country B, in country A. Company B could have followed all the laws of Country B so it wouldn't be illegal in that country.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Well this is going to be one of the battles in the case. The Panorama episode in question was never aired in the US, but the Trump team argue that VPN use means some Floridians may have accessed it. The BBC’s team will seek to argue that such use isn’t significant enough to cause reputational damage to Trump in Florida.

This is basically a shake-down. So far, American media has rolled over and written it off as the cost of doing business. He may think that would be the case here.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

It would be amazing if they counter sue for 15 billion.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, you can sue for whatever. Doesn't mean that you'll win or that the court won't throw it out.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Or that you'll ever get paid if you do win.