U.S. · POLITICS · NOV 11, 5:10 PM ET

Judge allows Trump defamation case against BBC to proceed but tosses 1 claim

Reported by 38 outlets in the past day, including Al Jazeera, PBS News, ABC News.

1What happened

President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation case against the BBC remains on track, for the moment. PBS News ↗

2How big

$10 billion is what about 114,300 typical American households earn in a year, or about $29 for every American.

3Also reported

Trump has accused the BBC of deceptively editing a documentary to make it seem as if he was inciting violence when he told supporters to march on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. South China Morning Post ↗

Sources

Judge rules Trump’s $10bn BBC defamation suit can proceed ↗Al Jazeera
Judge allows Trump defamation case against BBC to proceed but tosses 1 claim ↗PBS News
US judge rejects BBC bid to dismiss Trump defamation case ↗South China Morning Post
Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed ↗The Guardian