A federal judge allowed Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC to proceed
A federal judge in Florida has allowed Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC to proceed, while dismissing his claims under the state’s unfair trade practices law. The Tuesday ruling leaves the defamation case alive but removes one part of Trump’s suit.
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Trump filed the lawsuit in December 2025. He called the ruling “A Huge Victory against Fake News BBC” and complimented the judge, whom he appointed earlier this year, CNN reported. The judge, identified in the report only as Kuntz, also criticized New York Times v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court case that established a high legal standard that makes it difficult for public figures to win defamation cases.
CNN reported that some conservative activists have pushed the court to revisit the Sullivan standard. Trump has said he wants to “open up” libel laws.
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