Federal Judge Blocks Deadline for Trump to Disclose Business Finances to BBC In a surprise move, a federal judge has temporarily halted a Thursday deadline for President Trump to hand over financial documents related to his business empire to the BBC. The British public broadcaster was set to receive the documents as part of Trump's ongoing libel lawsuit against the outlet, which centers on its editing of a January 6th report about the former president. The lawsuit has sparked concerns about the potential for Trump to use the legal process to suppress unfavorable information. The delay in the deadline may give Trump's legal team more time to argue that the financial documents are not relevant to the libel case, potentially stalling the release of sensitive information.
A federal judge has halted, for now, a Thursday deadline for President Trump to hand over documents detailing the finances of his business empire to the BBC. The BBC was set to receive them in discovery today as part of Trump’s ongoing libel lawsuit against the outlet, which concerns its editing of the president’s Jan. 6,...
