The BBC is preparing to challenge the $10bn defamation lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump, seeking to have the case dismissed, according to newly filed court documents.

Axar.az informs, citing Independent, the legal action stems from a Panorama programme broadcast in 2024, which faced criticism for allegedly giving the impression that Mr Trump had encouraged his supporters to storm the US Capitol building in 2021.

The episode featured a clip from Mr Trump’s speech on 6 January, 2021, and was edited to show him stating: “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol … and I’ll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell.”

Mr Trump is pursuing damages of up to $10bn (£7.5bn), with his legal team saying that the editing of the speech was “false and defamatory”.

Documents filed late on Monday evening, UK time, indicate that the BBC intends to file a motion for dismissal.