LONDON, U.K. The BBC plans to seek dismissal of U.S. President Donald Trump's US$10 billion lawsuit, which has accused the broadcaster of selectively editing a speech in a way that suggested he urged supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol.

According to court documents, the broadcaster will argue that the court in Florida lacked personal jurisdiction because it did not broadcast the programme in Florida, and that the president cannot prove damages because he was re-elected after it aired.

Trump said Britain's state-owned broadcaster defamed him by editing together parts of his January 6, 2021, speech, including a moment when he told supporters to march to the Capitol and another when he said to "fight like hell," while leaving out a section calling for peaceful protest.

His lawsuit says the BBC violated a Florida law against deceptive and unfair trade practices and seeks at least $5 billion in damages for each of two claims.

The BBC has apologized for the editing shown on its Panorama documentary, but said it will fight the case.

Court filings say the broadcaster plans to ask by March 17 for the case to be dismissed, arguing that Trump cannot reasonably claim the documentary was published with "actual malice."

The BBC, which is funded by a mandatory television licence fee in Britain, also said the documentary was not available on the BritBox streaming service in the U.S., contrary to what the lawsuit claims.

It asked the court to pause the evidence-gathering phase while the dismissal request is pending, saying full discovery would be costly and unnecessary if the case is thrown out.

The BBC also argued that Trump did not clearly show actual damages, claiming only vague harm to his professional reputation, which weakens his case.