Judge denies motion to dismiss Trump's defamation case against BBC
A U.S. federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss President Trump's defamation case against the BBC, allowing the case to proceed.
Judge denies motion to dismiss Trump's defamation case against BBC
A U.S. federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss President Trump's defamation case against the BBC, allowing the case to proceed. Grouped from 5 articles across 4 sources.
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Judge allows Trump's $10bn defamation case against BBC to proceed
But the court dismisses the other part of Trump's lawsuit that alleged the BBC had violated a Florida law.
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 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 where Trump alleges a defamatory documentary released toward the election caused reputational harm,” the Trump-appointed Florida district court judge wrote. “It would be difficult for the Court to accept a different framing without completely negating the significance and fragility of political elections.” Continue reading...
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”.
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron file new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens
Legal battle escalates as far-right US podcaster continues to spread false claims that France’s first lady was born a man Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have brought a fresh defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens in her home state of Tennessee, in an escalation of a transatlantic legal battle as the far-right US podcaster continues to spread false claims that France’s first lady was born a man. The Macrons first sued Owens and her media companies in July 2025 in Delaware in response to what the French first couple called “verifiably false and devastating lies” being repeated by Owens on her podcast and on X. According to that lawsuit, those lies included that Brigitte Macron, 73, was born a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux – who is actually her older brother – and committed identity theft to hide a gender transition; that Emmanuel Macron was elected as French president as part of a CIA mind-control program; and that the couple are blood-related relatives committing incest. Continue reading...
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