Judge grants Trump's request to delay handing financial records to BBC
A judge has paused an order requiring Donald Trump to disclose financial records in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC. The delay was granted while the court considers Trump's request to amend his complaint to remove claims regarding business damages.
Why it matters
The ruling impacts the discovery process in a high-profile legal battle between a former U.S. President and a major international news organization.
Image source, Reuters By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Published 6 hours ago A judge has granted Donald Trump's request to delay handing over financial records to the BBC as part of his $10bn (£7.4bn) lawsuit against the broadcaster.
The US president is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave before the 2021 Capitol riots.
The BBC has asked for some of Trump's financial records in relation to his argument that the documentary damaged the president's business interests.
A judge granted that request in July and the first documents were due to be filed on Thursday, but another judge has now agreed to an emergency motion filed by Trump's lawyers earlier this week to pause the disclosure.
The president's legal team said disclosure of the financial records would cause him "irreparable harm".
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