Trump wins last-minute reprieve temporarily blocking BBC access to his business records

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, U.S., August 2, 2026. Daniel Heuer | ReutersPresident Donald Trump won an 11th-hour court reprieve Thursday that temporarily blocks the BBC from obtaining detailed records on the finances and ownership of his business empire as part of his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster.The emergency stay, granted in Miami federal court, pauses a looming Thursday deadline that would have forced the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust to turn over tax returns, financial statements, and ownership records for roughly 400 corporate entities.Trump's lawyers filed the emergency motion Wednesday, calling the BBC's demand "shockingly broad" and argued disclosure would cause irreparable harm because the broadcaster could not "un-see" the confidential information if the order were later overturned.The stay gives Trump a temporary procedural victory but does not permanently shield the records. The court must still decide whether the BBC is entitled to them as it tests Trump's claims of sweeping financial harm.The document dispute is the latest fallout from a 2024 BBC do...