Trump seeks to block the BBC’s attempt to subpoena Ivanka Trump, Trump Jr

United States President Donald Trump has called on a federal court to deny a motion by the BBC to subpoena members of his immediate family, as part of a $10bn lawsuit over a documentary the broadcaster aired.On Friday, lawyers for Trump argued that the BBC had embarked on a “politically charged discovery campaign” by seeking to compel testimony from Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr, his first daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Editor of US newspaper Stars and Stripes reportedly fired under Trumplist 2 of 3Trump administration subpoenas New York Times reporters over coveragelist 3 of 3ABC News says FCC is carrying out intimidation campaign to shape coverageend of listTrump’s team appealed to the court to reject the BBC’s motion, comparing it to a fishing expedition that goes beyond the scope of the case.“This case concerns a narrow wrong — the BBC’s deliberate splicing together of two passages of President Trump’s January 6, 2021, speech spoken nearly fifty-five minutes apart,” Friday’s court filing said.“Rather than litigate that narrow claim, the BBC has attempted to pursue a sweeping investigation disguised as di...