It is hilarious on its face that the president is suing the BBC, charging that The Beeb defamed him in 2024 in a documentary about the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The president claims that he was defamed by the documentary in that it barbered his rabble-rousing on the Mall preceding the insurrection so as to emphasize his role in rousing the rabble. He is suing for ... drops into Dr.
Evil voice ... 10 billlllllion dollars. But, according to The New Republic (via MSN), there's more comedy to come. The BBC announced its intention to call former special counsel Jack Smith as a witness on its behalf.
This, of course, sent the president's lawyers into DefCon 1, and their counter-argument is an absolute laugh-riot. You're killing me over here. Not for nothing, but if anyone knows the president's weird, conniving predator's mind, it's Jack Smith.
The president's side also is resisting any attempt to have him or any of his spalpeens testify, as well as any attempt by the defense to explore his finances. History indicates that The Beeb probably has better lawyers than the former client of Alina Habba and Todd Blanche, the latter of whom lost on 34 felony counts. My money is on this comedy extravaganza closing long before it comes to trial.
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