Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed

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A federal judge has allowed part of Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC to proceed, rejecting some of the broadcaster’s motion to dismiss. The case concerns a Panorama documentary that edited together remarks Trump made before the January 6 Capitol attack, with Trump alleging reputational harm ahead of an election.

Trump-appointed judge Jeffrey T Kuntz partially denies British broadcaster’s motion to dismiss over edit Federal judge Jeffrey T Kuntz ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC can proceed, denying in part the British broadcaster’s motion to dismiss the case. The president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit stems from the BBC’s splicing together of disparate comments he made before the 6 January US Capitol insurrection, as rendered in a Panorama documentary called Trump: A Second Chance. “Accepting the allegations in the complaint as true, the Court finds Trump plausibly pled damages where Trump alleges a defamatory documentary released toward the election caused reputational harm,” the Trump-appointed Florida district court judge wrote. “It would be difficult for the Court to accept a different framing without completely negating the significance and fragility of political elections.” Continue reading...