BBC Seeks Subpoenas For Trump Children And Kushner In $10 Billion Suit
On Friday, August 14, 2026, the BBC asked a judge in the Southern District of Florida to authorize subpoenas for Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in a $10 billion defamation case.[1]
The BBC's filings say the subpoenas would compel testimony and documents about the drafting and delivery of President Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech before the Capitol assault.[1] The BBC says it tried in May 2026 to serve subpoenas at Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's Florida home and at Trump Tower.[1] The filings say Secret Service agents and building staff declined to accept service.[1]
President Trump filed the $10 billion lawsuit in December 2025, accusing the BBC of defamation and deceptive and unfair trade practices over a 2024 Panorama documentary edit of his Jan. 6 speech.[1] Trump's legal team says the BBC is abusing the deposition process to harass the president, his family and his supporters.[1]
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- On Friday, August 14, 2026, BBC filed in the Southern District of Florida seeking authorization to serve subpoenas on Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
- The subpoenas would compel testimony and documents about January 6, 2021 events, including the drafting and delivery of President Trump's speech before the Capitol assault.
- President Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit in December 2025 accusing the BBC of defamation and deceptive and unfair trade practices over a 2024 Panorama documentary edit of his Jan. 6 speech.
- BBC filings recount failed May 2026 attempts to serve subpoenas at Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's Florida home and at Trump Tower in New York, with Secret Service and building staff declining service.
- Trump's legal team accuses the BBC of abusing the deposition process to harass the president, his family and supporters.
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