Donald Trump's legal team is seeking to block a bid by the BBC to obtain the US president's financial records as part of his 10 billion dollar defamation case against the broadcaster.The American leader is seeking substantial damages in a Florida court over the editing of a Panorama documentary from 2024 about the US Capitol riots.In legal documents, the BBC's lawyers rejected claims of a "fishing expedition" in requesting information from the Donald J Trump Revocable Trust, which holds the pres

Donald Trump's legal team is seeking to block a bid by the BBC to obtain the US president's financial records as part of his 10 billion dollar defamation case against the broadcaster.The American leader is seeking substantial damages in a Florida court over the editing of a Panorama documentary from 2024 about the US Capitol riots.In legal documents, the BBC's lawyers rejected claims of a "fishing expedition" in requesting information from the Donald J Trump Revocable Trust, which holds the president's business interests and assets and is managed by his eldest son.