Trump may have to disclose details about assets as part of BBC lawsuitHe'll probably just make shit up, or leave it out.
US president is suing for defamation over documentary that joined two parts of speech he made on 6 January 2021
President Trump is expected to come under pressure to make rare disclosures about his properties and business interests as part of his $10bn lawsuit against the BBC, the Guardian understands.
The corporation will also argue that Panorama programme was not aired in the US and did not defame the US president.
It will also assert that the president has not demonstrated that the documentary caused any actual damage to him, noting that he was re-elected after the programme aired and carried Florida with a commanding majority.
Trump claims that the documentary aired on Britbox, which the BBC said is not correct.
The BBC will add that Trump cannot plausibly allege that the documentary was published with "actual malice".
It points out that the clip is some 15 seconds of an hour-long programme containing extensive coverage of his supporters and balanced coverage of his path to re-election.
During Trump's speech on 6 January 2021, before a riot at the US Capitol, he told a crowd: "We're going to walk down to the Capitol, and we're going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women."
More than 50 minutes later in the speech, (my emphasis) he said: "And we fight. We fight like hell."
In the Panorama programme, a clip showed him as saying: "We're going to walk down to the Capitol... and I'll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell."