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AUGUST 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is expected to sign two executive orders on bringing computer chip manufacturing to the U.S. and denying birthright citizenship to children of foreign diplomats. (Photo by Alex Wong/
WASHINGTON (TNND) —A federal judge has temporarily paused an order requiring President Donald Trump to turn over financial information on his businesses to the BBC amid an ongoing defamation lawsuit.
A U.S. District Judge granted the emergency stay filed by Trump’s lawyers, while he weighs Trump’s request to revise parts of his lawsuit against the network over a 2024 documentary airing in the United Kingdom.
Trump’s legal team filed the motion to stop the discovery order on Wednesday, which would have allowed the BBC to access Trump’s financial records. Last month, a judge ruled that Trump needed to start gathering the financial records by Thursday, August 6.
Trump’s lawyers argued that the network is demanding a “shockingly broad amount of information based on clearly political motivations.”
The judge’s signed order noted Trump’s lawyers’ efforts to revise his complaint to claim alleged reputational harm could impact the BBC’s request for records.
Thepresident argues that the network’s documentary on the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots put his finances at risk and caused damage to his businesses. The documentary depicted parts of Trump’s speech from that day cut together, which he says makes it appear to show him calling on supporters to attack the Capitol.
The BBC already apologized for the editing, calling it an unintentional error. The network also claims the edit does not meet the legal standard for defamation.
The BBC has stated it needs Trump’s records to determine if his companies did suffer as a result of the documentary.
The network is not the only media organization Trump has disputed over alleged unfair or defamatory coverage.
Trump has previously pursued legal action against ABC News, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
