Judge Jeffrey Kuntz allows Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the BBC to proceed
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz on Tuesday denied the BBC’s motion to dismiss Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit, allowing it to proceed over the broadcaster’s editing of its “Panorama” documentary, which spliced comments from Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech about the 2020 election.
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Politico reported that Kuntz found the lawsuit plausibly alleged defamation. CBS News quoted Kuntz as writing that whether Trump could prove his claims and establish damages at summary judgment or trial was “left for another day.”
Kuntz also dismissed Trump’s claim under Florida’s consumer-protection law, VOZ reported, ruling that an informative documentary is not commercial speech. Trump called the ruling “a Huge Victory against Fake News BBC” in a Truth Social post, Politico reported.
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- The Guardian — Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed
- Anadolu Agency — US judge allows $10B defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed
- United Press International — Judge allows Trump's $10B defamation suit against BBC to proceed
- voz.us — Judge Rules in Trump's Favor in His Lawsuit Against the BBC