U.S. District Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz on Nov. 10 allowed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC to proceed.
The judge in the Southern District of Florida ruled that Trump provided enough proof that the BBC’s editing of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech caused harm to his reputation and was done with knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth.
Kuntz dismissed Trump’s separate claim under Florida’s unfair trade practices law and ordered the BBC to answer the defamation claim by Dec. 1.
Trump claimed a “huge victory” in a post Tuesday on Truth Social against the BBC, citing Kuntz’s ruling.
In his post, Trump quoted Kuntz as writing that the BBC “created the story” by editing a video to make it appear the president had said something he never said.
Trump called the broadcaster “a terrible abuser of the truth” and vowed to continue challenging news organizations he accuses of misleading Americans.
“We will continue fighting against, and defeating, all of those who try to deceive the American People!” Trump said in his Truth Social post.
The BBC didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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