A US federal judge has allowed Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC to go ahead with his January 6, 2021 speech, while dismissing a separate lawsuit accusing the broadcaster of unfair trade practices, according to Reuters.
￭ US District Judge Jeffrey Koontz ruled that Trump had a reasonable claim that the BBC damaged his reputation by broadcasting a misleadingly edited version of his speech and knew, or should have known, that the footage was misleading. The ruling does not state that the BBC committed defamation or that Trump is entitled to damages.