BBC asks US court to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit

The BBC said on Monday it had asked a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster.

The documentary was “never aired in Florida – or the US” or available to stream there on any platform, a representative for the British Broadcasting Corporation said in a comment sent to Agence France-Presse.

It also argued that Trump could not show that it intended to misrepresent him.

“We have therefore challenged jurisdiction of the Florida court and filed a motion to dismiss the president’s claim.”

In a 34-page document, the BBC also argued that Trump failed to “plausibly allege facts showing that defendants knowingly intended to create a false impression”.