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Judge denies BBC bid to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuit
A federal judge in Florida has denied the BBC’s bid to dismiss President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz, an appointee of Trump, determined that the president’s complaint plausibly alleged that the BBC “acted with actual malice” by editing two comments in a documentary that made
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- New York Times(subscription required)Judge Allows Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC to ProceedPresident Trump is seeking damages from the British broadcaster over a documentary it conceded was misleadingly edited.
- CBS NewsJudge denies motion to dismiss Trump's defamation case against BBCA U.S. federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss President Trump's defamation case against the BBC, allowing the case to proceed.
- Washington ExaminerJudge denies BBC bid to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuitA federal judge in Florida has denied the BBC’s bid to dismiss President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz, an appointee of Trump, determined that the president’s complaint plausibly alleged that the BBC “acted with actual malice” by editing two comments in a documentary that made
- GuardianFederal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceedTrump-appointed judge Jeffrey T Kuntz partially denies British broadcaster’s motion to dismiss over editFederal 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…
- BBCJudge allows Trump's $10bn defamation case against BBC to proceedBut the court dismisses the other part of Trump's lawsuit that alleged the BBC had violated a Florida law.
