President Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Company is backfiring in his face, as a judge has greenlit the subpoenaing of his inner circle.

But on Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett said the BBC can proceed with subpoenas for Trump’s closest advisers and confidants—including his family members, Stephen Miller, and Steve Bannon—to make the case on what Trump’s actual goals were on January 6.

Lett also ruled that Trump must hand over hundreds of financial records, as Trump argued in his lawsuit that the episode hurt his many businesses.

    • obviouspornalt@fedinsfw.appEnglish
      5·
      10 hours ago

      while true, that’s how civil lawsuits work, and that’s a good thing. if he doesn’t comply and drops the suit, then we’re done here, although it was unfortunate the BBC had to pay for lawyers to defend themselves. hopefully this little maneuver costs Trump in a subsequent anti-SLAPP finding later.

      if he doesn’t comply and continues the suit for some dumbass reason, then the judge will instruct the jury that every bit of evidence that the defendant didn’t receive is to be assumed to be as damaging as possible for the plaintiff.

      the suit should be over now, but Trump is probably stupider than Alex Jones, so who knows.

      maybe Trump can figure out a way to parlay this suit that he initiated into a multibillion dollar judgement against himself somehow. I can’t possibly think of how this could happen, but I’ve lost every time I’ve made a bet based on ‘he can’t possibly be this stupid’.

      • SarcasticMan@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        I should have worded it differently lol I am assuming they will ride this pony and not put it to pasture. Honestly I thought they would have dropped it long before the judge had a chance to make the ruling. I know the BBC wants to go all the way.

        They still have the rule 72(a) deadline and the BBC is still waiting on their Jurisdiction ruling so maybe they are just riding it as far as they can before discovery really kicks into high gear? Idk this is pure clown world so anything could happen lol