Trump sues BBC for $5 billion, claims defamation from Panorama documentary
Published Mon, Dec 15 2025
7:22 PM EST
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Dan Mangan@_DanManganWATCH LIVEKey Points
- President Donald Trump filed a $5 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.
- The suit accuses the British public broadcasting company of producing a false and deceptive depiction of Trump in a Panorama documentary.
- That show aired one week before the 2024 presidential election.
A security guard stands guard outside BBC Broadcasting House after Director General of BBC Tim Davie and Chief Executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump, in London, Britain, November 11, 2025.
Hannah Mckay | Reuters
President Donald Trump on Monday night filed a $5 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC in federal court in Florida.
The civil complaint accuses the British public broadcasting company of producing a "false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump" in a Panorama documentary aired one week before the 2024 election.
Trump's suit alleges the documentary was produced as part of "a brazen attempt to interfere in and influence the Election's outcome to President Trump's detriment."
The suit is the latest in a series of defamation complaints that the notoriously litigious president has filed against media outlets.
Trump filed a $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times in September, accusing the newspaper of being a "mouthpiece" for the Democratic Party.
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