By Lianne Kolirin, CNN

London (CNN) — The BBC is taking steps to have Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against it dismissed, a court document showed.

Last month, the US president sued the British broadcaster for defamation over a BBC documentary featuring edited clips of a speech he made on January 6, 2021. The edit spliced together two different parts of Trump’s speech to make it sound like he instructed the crowd to walk to the Capitol to “fight like hell.”

In reality, Trump’s demand for supporters to fight was separate from his suggestion to walk to the Capitol. But the BBC program did not make the edit obvious to viewers.

Trump, who is seeking $10 billion in damages, accused the publicly owned corporation of defaming him and trying to influence American voters. The footage – which appeared in an episode of the BBC investigation series “Panorama” entitled “Trump: A Second Chance?” in 2024 – did not air in the United States.

In a court filing Monday, the BBC says it will “move to dismiss the complaint” as the Florida court where Trump lodged his lawsuit lacks “personal jurisdiction” over the case, noting that the documentary in question was not made or produced and did not air in Florida.

The BBC also argues in the document that the president “failed to plead, and will not be able to prove, that the Program caused him any cognizable injury.”

Furthermore, it argues that the president “fails to plausibly allege” that the documentary was aired with “actual malice,” which public figures must show when filing a defamation suit in the United States.

The BBC has been expected to file a motion to dismiss, which is a typical move when the subject of a lawsuit states that the case is without merit.

Multiple legal experts have stated that Trump’s lawsuit is weak, even though the BBC has previously apologized to the president and admitted an error of judgment, saying the edit gave the mistaken impression of a direct call to violent action. It has also said it “will be defending this case.”

A BBC spokesperson told CNN Tuesday: “As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case. We are not going to make further comment on ongoing legal proceedings.”

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El acalorado enfrentamiento entre el presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, y el presidente Donald Trump ha dejado de lado la tensión. Por extraordinaria que sea una investigación criminal contra un presidente de la Fed en funciones, la reprimenda de Powell a Trump fue, en cierto modo, aún más impactante.

Durante años, Powell ha guardado silencio, incluso mientras Trump lo insultaba con todos de las formas posibles, amenazando repetidamente con despedirlo. Su estrategia ha sido la de mantenerse neutral, afirmando que su único objetivo era la misión políticamente independiente de la Fed: mantener el máximo empleo y una inflación baja. Todo lo demás era una distracción, sostenía Powell.

Trump obligó a Powell a actuar después de que el Departamento de Justicia le entregara citaciones. Pero en su notable desafío, Powell no se centró en sus propias acciones, sino en defender a la Reserva Federal del ataque del Gobierno de Trump a su independencia y, en general, a la economía estadounidense.

En su sorprendente video de dos minutos del domingo por la noche, Powell caracterizó el posible procesamiento de la administración Trump como una amenaza contra los medios de vida del estadounidense para servir a los caprichos del presidente.

“La amenaza de cargos penales es consecuencia de que la Reserva Federal fije las tasas de interés con base en nuestra mejor evaluación de lo que beneficiará al público, en lugar de seguir las preferencias del presidente”, declaró Powell. “Se trata de si la Fed podrá seguir fijando las tasas de interés con base en la evidencia y las condiciones económicas, o si, en cambio, la política monetaria se verá dirigida por la presión política o la intimidación”.

El hecho de que Powell se haya pronunciado enérgicamente contra el Gobierno de Trump esta semana por primera vez es aún más notable porque Powell ha valorado y promovido durante mucho tiempo la independencia de la Fed, que considera equivalente a su misión de ayudar a los hogares estadounidenses a vivir mejor.

Le permite a la Reserva Federal cumplir con su misión principal: generar abundantes puestos de trabajo y mantener los precios bajo control, incluso cuando actúa con imprudencia política.

Economistas, académicos y exfuncionarios de la Reserva Federal coinciden ampliamente en que salvaguardar la independencia de la Reserva Federal es necesario para la solidez de la economía estadounidense. Garantiza que los responsables políticos puedan tomar decisiones difíciles sobre las tasas de interés basadas en la realidad económica y no en los caprichos de quien controle la Casa Blanca.

Por ejemplo, un presidente puede querer tasas más bajas para hacer crecer la economía y elevar los precios de las acciones, pero esa política podría perjudicar a los estadounidenses al hacer que los precios se descontrolen.

Powell ha sido un ferviente defensor de la capacidad de la Fed de fijar las tasas de interés al margen de la política durante la incansable campaña de presión de Trump durante el año pasado.

Por ejemplo, durante una conferencia de prensa en julio, le preguntaron a Powell sobre los ataques de Trump contra él y la Fed. Powell no intervino, pero ofreció una larga defensa de la independencia de la institución.

“Diré simplemente que creo que tener un banco central independiente ha sido un acuerdo institucional que ha beneficiado a la gente. Y mientras la siga sirviendo, debe continuar y ser respetado. Si no lo hiciera, no sería algo que debiéramos defender automáticamente”, dijo Powell. “Pero lo que nos brinda a nosotros y a otros bancos centrales es la capacidad de tomar decisiones muy complejas, centrándose en los datos, la evolución de las perspectivas, el equilibrio de riesgos y todo lo que hablamos, y no en factores políticos”.

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By Eric Levenson, CNN

(CNN) — Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the double-murder trial of Brendan Banfield, accused by Virginia prosecutors of killing his wife and another man as part of an elaborate scheme hatched with his family’s au pair.

Banfield has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated murder for the deaths of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan, as well as using a firearm during the commission of a felony. He faces up to life in prison if convicted on the murder charges.

Jury selection took place Monday. By day’s end, the court had seated 12 jurors and four alternates who will hear the case, which is expected to last about four weeks.

Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield and the family’s Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, were having an extra-marital affair and carried out the plan together. The salacious plot features allegations of BDSM sexual role play, trips to the gun range and false 911 calls, all in an attempt to kill Banfield’s wife and frame Ryan, according to prosecutors.

Peres Magalhães was initially charged with murder and has since pleaded guilty to a lesser count of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting Ryan.

She has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for a recommendation that she be sentenced to time served, according to the plea agreement. She is likely to be the star witness in Banfield’s murder trial.

The case began February 24, 2023. Calls to 911 led police to the Banfields’ Herndon, Virginia, home, where they found Christine Banfield, 37, dead of stab wounds, and Ryan, 39, dead of gunshot wounds nearby, according to Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis.

In October 2024, court records show Peres Magalhães pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. At a plea hearing, prosecutors read aloud a statement laying out the key allegations in the case.

As they alleged, Peres Magalhães began working as an au pair for the couple in late 2021, and in August 2022 she and Brendan Banfield began an extra-marital relationship. That fall, prosecutors alleged, “Brendan Banfield expressed to Peres Magalhães his desire to be rid of his wife and soon thereafter began planning to kill his wife as well as, ultimately, Joseph Ryan, the victim in this case.”

Banfield set up an account on Fetlife.com, a sexual fetish site, began communicating with Ryan and lured him to the Banfield home, prosecutors said. Ryan “likely believed” he was meeting Christine Banfield for a consensual sexual encounter, prosecutors said.

As part of their plan, when Ryan came to the home, Peres Magalhães called Banfield to report that a strange man was at the house, and Banfield was waiting at a nearby McDonald’s so he could return to the home quickly, prosecutors said.

He and Peres Magalhães put his child in the basement and then w

By Eric Levenson, CNN

(CNN) — Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the double-murder trial of Brendan Banfield, accused by Virginia prosecutors of killing his wife and another man as part of an elaborate scheme hatched with his family’s au pair.

Banfield has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated murder for the deaths of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan, as well as using a firearm during the commission of a felony. He faces up to life in prison if convicted on the murder charges.

Jury selection took place Monday. By day’s end, the court had seated 12 jurors and four alternates who will hear the case, which is expected to last about four weeks.

Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield and the family’s Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, were having an extra-marital affair and carried out the plan together. The salacious plot features allegations of BDSM sexual role play, trips to the gun range and false 911 calls, all in an attempt to kill Banfield’s wife and frame Ryan, according to prosecutors.

Peres Magalhães was initially charged with murder and has since pleaded guilty to a lesser count of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting Ryan.

She has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for a recommendation that she be sentenced to time served, according to the plea agreement. She is likely to be the star witness in Banfield’s murder trial.

The case began February 24, 2023. Calls to 911 led police to the Banfields’ Herndon, Virginia, home, where they found Christine Banfield, 37, dead of stab wounds, and Ryan, 39, dead of gunshot wounds nearby, according to Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis.

In October 2024, court records show Peres Magalhães pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. At a plea hearing, prosecutors read aloud a statement laying out the key allegations in the case.

As they alleged, Peres Magalhães began working as an au pair for the couple in late 2021, and in August 2022 she and Brendan Banfield began an extra-marital relationship. That fall, prosecutors alleged, “Brendan Banfield expressed to Peres Magalhães his desire to be rid of his wife and soon thereafter began planning to kill his wife as well as, ultimately, Joseph Ryan, the victim in this case.”

Banfield set up an account on Fetlife.com, a sexual fetish site, began communicating with Ryan and lured him to the Banfield home, prosecutors said. Ryan “likely believed” he was meeting Christine Banfield for a consensual sexual encounter, prosecutors said.

As part of their plan, when Ryan came to the home, Peres Magalhães called Banfield to report that a strange man was at the house, and Banfield was waiting at a nearby McDonald’s so he could return to the home quickly, prosecutors said.

He and Peres Magalhães put his child in the basement and then went upstairs to the Banfields’ bedroom, with Brendan Banfield holding his service weapon and the au pair holding a firearm he had purchased a month earlier, according to prosecutors.

“The two entered the bedroom and Joseph Ryan was holding Christine Banfield down,” prosecutors said. “Brendan Banfield called out, ‘Police officer,’ and then shot Joseph Ryan in the head, and Ryan fell away from Ch

Análisis por Bryan Mena, CNN

Después de recortar las tasas de interés tres veces seguidas en 2025, la Reserva Federal indicó el mes pasado que probablemente no volverá a bajarlas por un tiempo.

Una pausa de meses, consolidada por los datos económicos clave publicados el viernes, podría ser el mejor escenario posible para la economía más grande del mundo.

El informe de empleo de diciembre mostró que la contratación en 2025 se desaceleró a niveles no vistos desde la pandemia. Sin embargo, el total mensual se acercó a las expectativas de los economistas y la tasa de desempleo disminuyó ligeramente.

Esto bastó para convencer a los inversores con casi total certeza de que la Fed mantendría los tipos estables en su reunión del 27 y 28 de enero, según los futuros. Wall Street ahora no espera un recorte de tipos hasta junio.

Las altas tasas de interés agravan los problemas de asequibilidad de muchos estadounidenses, pero el alto desempleo puede causar un impacto aún mayor.

Los bancos centrales tienen la tarea de gestionar este equilibrio, y bajar las tasas en este momento sería un reconocimiento de que el mercado laboral se ha deteriorado significativamente.

“Es probable que la Fed mantenga su rumbo por ahora, ya que el mercado laboral muestra señales tentativas de estabilización”, escribió Lindsay Rosner, directora de inversiones en renta fija multisectorial en Goldman Sachs Asset Management, en una nota de analista el viernes.

Si el mercado laboral se mantiene estable en los próximos meses, es probable que los funcionarios de la Reserva Federal comiencen a tomar como referencia los datos de inflación para reducir aún más las tasas de interés.

Este año, la inflación superará el objetivo del 2 % del banco central por quinto año consecutivo.

Tras la publicación del informe de empleo de diciembre, los analistas de Morgan Stanley actualizaron su pronóstico para 2026. Ahora proyectan un recorte de tasas en junio y otro en septiembre, en lugar de en enero y abril.

“Dada la mejora del impulso económico y la disminución de la tasa de desempleo, vemos menos necesidad de recortes a corto plazo para estabilizar el mercado laboral”, escribieron. “En cambio, ahora creemos que la Fed recortará las tasas a medida que se haga evidente que la transferencia arancelaria se ha completado y la inflación se está desacelerando hacia el objetivo del 2 %”.

A lo largo de 2025, los empleadores agregaron nuevos puestos a un ritmo débil, y solo unas pocas industrias impulsaron el crecimiento de las ocupaciones a medida que la tasa de desempleo aumentaba gradualmente.

Esto ha puesto a los funcionarios de la Fed en un enigma, con ambos lados de su mandato dual de precios estables y máximo empleo bajo presión, y ha dividido al poderoso comité de fijación de tasas de la Fed.

Los economistas también prevén que el mosaico de aranceles del presidente Donald Trump se refleje plenamente en la inflación al consumidor este año, lo que probablemente resulte en un aumento único de precios.

Sin embargo, la situación arancelaria sigue siendo incierta: se espera que la Corte Suprema determine este año si una gran parte de los aranceles de Trump son legales.

Y una nueva investigación de la Reserva Federal de San Francisco sostiene que los aranceles de Trump podrían reducir la inflación pero aumentar el desempleo, basándose en cómo respondió la economía a los grandes cambios en los aranceles en la era anterior a la Segunda Gu