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Trump faces another major setback as legal team fights Jack Smith subpoena

What happened

AlterNet reports that the BBC subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith as part of its defense against President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit. Smith reportedly did not object, while Trump’s lawyers opposed his testimony. The article does not establish that the court had finally resolved that dispute, so the subpoena is a contested development—not a confirmed legal defeat for Trump.

Trump sued the BBC over Trump: A Second Chance, alleging defamation and violations of Florida’s deceptive-trade-practices law. The documentary joined two separate portions…

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