Trump Seeks Last-Minute Block on BBC Access to Financial Records

President Trump's attorney filed an emergency motion to block the BBC from obtaining financial records linked to his trust. The British broadcaster received approval from a judge last month to probe the president's financial documents after Trump claimed he experienced losses due to a BBC documentary.

The BBC documentary, 'Trump: A Second Chance?', was criticized for editing a speech by Trump to make it appear as though he encouraged a violent attack on the Capitol. The documentary's producers have apologized for the edit but have denied any wrongdoing.

Trump's attorney, Alejandro Brito, argued in the emergency motion that the BBC's subpoena is too broad and could lead to the disclosure of confidential tax, ownership, and financial records for approximately 400 entities managed by Trump's family. 'Once the Trust were to begin handing those records over to the BBC, that disclosure could not be undone, and the Trust's pending objections could not restore what the BBC will already have seen,' Brito wrote.

The judge granted the BBC's subpoena last month, requiring Trump's trust to start producing documents by Thursday. If the emergency motion is not approved, the BBC would gain insight into Trump's crypto and stock profits, as well as business transactions from at least 400 entities tied to his personal assets managed by family.