The US government told a Florida court it is considering joining Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation suit against the BBC over a documentary excerpt of his Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol speech, court filings show. The BBC said potential government involvement wou

2026-07-16

The US government told a Florida court it is considering joining Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation suit against the BBC over a documentary excerpt of his Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol speech, court filings show. The BBC said potential government involvement would complicate the civil case and could blur the line between national interests and the president’s private interests.