Overview
- The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
- It alleges BBC fabricated and maliciously distorted his words and aired the film one week before the 2024 election to sway the outcome.
- Trump seeks at least $5 billion in damages plus an additional $5 billion under Florida’s deceptive and unfair trade practices law.
- He requests a jury trial, and BBC has apologized in a letter but declined to pay compensation.
- BBC leaders Tim Davie and Deborah Turness announced resignations in November after criticism of the episode, and Trump has suggested the segment used AI or other technology to insert words he never said, according to Reuters.