Defending the BBC against Trump - an idea that might turn the tables and amuse the nation.

So President Trump wants to sue the BBC for damages related to 'harm' he believes he experienced as a result of some biased editing by the BBC around his speeches before and during the Jan 6th 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The law suit is being raised in Florida since the statute of limitation for libel in the UK is 12 months but up to 2 years in Florida.

Apparently Trump wants to sue our Beeb for over $1bn. This is typical of the widely ambitious law suits he's filed many times before, but if he wins, which he rarely does, courts tend to settle for far less. It's all part of his tactics to scare the opposition into settling out of court rather than drag out very expensive 'lawfare', as it's known.

Far from being able to afford $1bn if he's successful, the BBC probably can't even afford to defend itself using American lawyers, let alone the best of them. But the BBC is much loved by the British people, who own it. Attacking our precious institution, the home of David Attenborough, Monty Python, Traitors and the best news channel in the world, is an attack on the British People. We've GOT to win, and we can... magnificently.

Here's my idea... Let's assemble the biggest, strongest, smartest legal team that's ever been assembled to defend (or prosecute) any action in history! Let's make a reality TV show out of it.

Britain is good at many things, but we are the best in the world at Law and in making TV shows. My suggestion is to merge these two strengths and invite the country's very best legal brains to get behind the BBC, and entertain us with how we make mincemeat out of the American team put up by Trump. In fact I bet the BBC could make a fortune out of it.

Sorted!

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