# Judge denies motion to dismiss Trump's defamation case against BBC

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6 outlets covering · First listed: CBS News, Nov 11, 2026, 5:07 AM · Read it: <https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-bbc-defamation-case-us-judge-denies-motion-to-dismiss/>

A U.S. federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss President Trump's defamation case against the BBC, allowing the case to proceed.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 7:18 PM: [Judge allows Trump's $10bn defamation case against BBC to proceed](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm93rpy6lx0do>) — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom)
  But the court dismisses the other part of Trump's lawsuit that alleged the BBC had violated a Florida law.
- Nov 10, 2026, 7:18 PM: [Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed](<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/10/trump-10bn-defamation-lawsuit-bbc-allowed>) — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Trump-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…
- Nov 10, 2026, 7:23 PM: [Judge denies BBC bid to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuit](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4799608/judge-bbc-dismiss-trump-defamation-lawsuit/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  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
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:07 AM: [Judge denies motion to dismiss Trump's defamation case against BBC](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-bbc-defamation-case-us-judge-denies-motion-to-dismiss/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States)
  A U.S. federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss President Trump's defamation case against the BBC, allowing the case to proceed.
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:09 AM: [Judge Allows Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC to Proceed](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/11/world/europe/trump-bbc-lawsuit.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
  President Trump is seeking damages from the British broadcaster over a documentary it conceded was misleadingly edited.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:38 AM: [Judge allows Trump defamation case against BBC to proceed but tosses one claim](<https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-11/judge-allows-trump-defamation-case-against-bbc-to-proceed-but-tosses-one-claim>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States)
  A federal judge in Florida ruled on Tuesday that Trump’s defamation claim could go forward, though he did not rule on the merits. The publicly funded British broadcaster had sought to dismiss the case.