MIAMI, United States: The BBC asked a federal court to permit Trump family subpoenas for testimony and documents in President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit.
The broadcaster sought permission to serve Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner by email and certified mail after attempts to deliver the subpoenas personally failed. This information was according to Friday’s court filing.
BBC lawyers argued that the three had personal knowledge of Trump’s intentions when he revised and delivered his Jan. 6, 2021, speech in Washington, D.C., the US capital. The speech preceded the riot at the US Capitol.
The filing cited evidence gathered by a congressional committee indicating that Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump were present during preparations for the speech. Moreover, it said Kushner drafted a proposed statement condemning violence.
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A process server attempting to reach Ivanka Trump and Kushner at their Florida home was stopped at a police checkpoint, according to the filing. Furthermore, the US Secret Service subsequently said it could not accept the documents.
Separate attempts to serve Trump Jr. at Trump Tower in New York were unsuccessful because staff said the intended recipient and the legal department were unavailable, the filing said.
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Trump filed the case on Dec. 15, 2025, in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He accused the BBC of deceptively combining two portions of his speech in a 2024 Panorama documentary.
The BBC apologised for creating the impression that Trump directly called for violent action but denied that the edit constituted defamation. It has sought dismissal, in part, on the grounds that the programme was not distributed in the United States.
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US District Judge Roy K. Altman has provisionally scheduled a two-week trial beginning Feb. 15, 2027, if the case proceeds, according to the Associated Press.
