# BBC seeks subpoenas for Trump’s eldest children and son-in-law in defamation case

https://mins.news/en/item/22578

- The Guardian, 2026-08-14 21:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/14/bbc-trump-children-subpoenas-lawsuit

> The BBC has asked a court for permission to subpoena Donald Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for testimony and records concerning the 6 January 2021 events. Trump sued over a BBC documentary that he says misleadingly edited his speech to suggest he urged supporters to attack the Capitol.

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