Donald Trump
Role at the time: Plaintiff, through legal counsel
Condemned
Statement summary
Trump's complaint alleges that the documentary fabricated a damaging depiction of his January 6 speech.
“This action concerns a false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Trump's original complaint against the BBC · Donald TrumpOpening allegations and defamation count
The original complaint alleges that the documentary edit falsely depicted Trump calling for violence. It is a party's pleading, not a judicial finding.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is the BBC's edit. Trump expressly condemns it as false and malicious.