- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
Donald Trump has dropped his claim that the BBC caused financial harm to his businesses as part of his $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation battle with the broadcaster.
His lawyers said they no longer plan to pursue the claim that BBC’s Panorama documentary caused financial harm to the president’s brands and businesses. He will continue to pursue personal damages against the BBC.
Now he’s backing off on the monetary damages, since if he claims them, the judge is going to force him to disclose what his finances actually are. Instead, his lawyers are trying to narrow the claim to reputational damage, which should be problematic since objective measures of his reputation indicate that he’s less well-liked than herpes.