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

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.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 11, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC
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  • But the court dismisses the other part of Trump's lawsuit that alleged the BBC had violated a Florida law.
  • “It would be difficult for the Court to accept a different framing without completely negating the significance and fragility of political elections.” Continue reading...

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.

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