“That placed the very evidence that the BBC lawyers proceeded to demand squarely on the table, and appropriate for discovery.” Trump’s lawsuit seeks $5 billion in damages for defamation and $5 billion for allegedly unfair trade practices. Although he reached settlements with two television networks, Trump has yet to win a defamation case against the media. One of many defamation lawsuitsTrump has lodged multiple defamation lawsuits against mainstream media, more than any other U.S. president in history. Another judge dismissed Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, in which he claimed the newspaper worked to defeat him in 2024.