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Judge Allows Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC to Proceed

President Trump is seeking damages from the British broadcaster over a documentary it conceded was misleadingly edited.

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A second claim brought under a Florida consumer protection law was thrown out, halving the original $10bn lawsuit to $5bn, but the US president has still hailed the ruling as “A Huge Victory”.

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Judge Allows Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC to Proceed

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Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the BBC over Panorama edit can proceed, judge rules

A second claim brought under a Florida consumer protection law was thrown out, halving the original $10bn lawsuit to $5bn, but the US president has still hailed the ruling as “A Huge Victory”.

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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. The president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit stems from the BBC’s splicing together of disparate comments he made before the 6 January US Capito…

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