The BBC Calls Trump's Bluff And Wins
Trump has removed his claim that the BBC's documentary on 1/6 caused massive financial damage to his brand, because the president was afraid to release his financial records.
You can always tell how bad something is for Trump by how much effort Fox News puts in to spin it as a positive for the president.
Fox News declared that the ruling allowing Trump to amend his defamation lawsuit against the BBC was a major victory for the president.
The reality is a different story.
Trump scrambled to file a request to amend his lawsuit against the BBC after the Florida court that is hearing the case ruled that Trump had to turn over his business financial records to the broadcaster.
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The president set himself up for this ruling by making the basis for his $5-$10 billion claim for damages that his business reputation suffered severe damage.
To prove that his business reputation was severely damaged by the BBC documentary, Trump would need to provide his financial records. Donald Trump did not want to provide his financial records, so the president started to backtrack and look for a way out.
The BBC told Trump in its filing that he could make all of this go away by dropping his lawsuit, but Trump's life is based on looking like he is winning while losing, so Trump would have to do the legal version of quiet quitting, which Trump did by making his lawsuit smaller.
