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Trump urges court to reject BBC's bid to secure records from his family in defamation case

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The BBC is trying to gain "politically-driven leverage" over Trump by serving subpoenas on daughter Ivanka Trump, son-in-law Jared Kushner and son Donald Trump Jr., personal lawyers for the Republican president argued in a court filing Friday.

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  1. WANE Fort Wayne

    Trump urges court to reject BBC's bid to secure records from his family in defamation case (opens WANE Fort Wayne)

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    WANE Fort Wayne's feed description

    The BBC is trying to gain "politically-driven leverage" over Trump by serving subpoenas on daughter Ivanka Trump, son-in-law Jared Kushner and son Donald Trump Jr., personal lawyers for the Republican president argued in a court filing Friday.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Trump seeks to block the BBC’s attempt to subpoena Ivanka Trump, Trump Jr (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    While lawyers for the US president argue the subpoenas are 'cynical', the BBC says they could help shine light on case.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Trump requests court to protect family records from BBC defamation case investigation (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump filed a motion on Friday to bar the BBC from subpoenaing his family members as part of the U.K. media company’s legal defense against Trump’s defamation lawsuit. In response to a motion from the BBC that asked the Florida federal court to allow subpoenas of Donald Trump Jr.

  4. The Hill

    Trump fights BBC's push to subpoena family members amid legal battle (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump is attempting to block the BBC's efforts to subpoena his family members for the channel's defense in his ongoing $10 million defamation lawsuit. In Saturday court filings, Trump's lawyers wrote that the British broadcaster's attempts to subpoena the president's children — Donald Trum…

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