BBC to argue Trump failed to show he was defamed in documentary

Britain’s public broadcaster, the BBC, said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump had failed to establish that it defamed him in a documentary broadcast shortly before he won a second White House term.

In a filing in Miami federal court, the BBC said it intends to argue that Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit should be dismissed because he failed to state successful claims for defamation and for a violation of a Florida unfair trade practices law.

The BBC said it also intends...