Donald Trump filed a federal civil defamation lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Miami against the BBC and the Panorama documentary "Trump: A Second Chance?", seeking at least $10 billion for two counts that allege deceptive editing of his January 6, 2021 remarks to make him appear to urge an attack on the Capitol.The complaint, which brings one federal defamation count and one claim under a Florida statute banning deceptive and unfair trade practices, cites an internal 19-page BBC dossier and a leaked memo from Michael Prescott and says the broadcaster acknowledged heavy editing, withdrew the episode and issued an apology letter from Samir Shah that Trump lawyers say is insufficient.Both parties are assembling forensic analyses and technical briefings that will test editorial responsibility, the provenance of contested digital clips, whether
AI was involved, cross-border jurisdictional questions about U.S. courts hearing material produced in the United Kingdom, and the
First Amendment standard public figures must meet to prove actual malice.