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Gjert said at the time via his lawyer that the statement was "baseless" and he "never used violence against his children".

"Andrew's legal team stands ready to defend him fiercely in court, where the truth will expose this baseless scheme," Joseph McBride told the BBC.

In a Justice Department speech this month, Trump repeatedly complained about the courts treating him and his allies unfairly, and reiterated baseless claims that recent elections have been unfair to him, too.

Mr Beckett has previously argued the claims against him were "baseless".

China has condemned the reports, calling them "baseless and defamatory".