Judge Sets 2027 Trial for Trump's $10B BBC Defamation Suit

Is the BBC lawsuit a case of jurisdictional overreach based on unproven grounds or justified accountability for the broadcaster's lies?

Published FEB 13

Judge Sets 2027 Trial for Trump's $10B BBC Defamation Suit

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Above: Left: U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3. Right: The BBC offices in London, U.K., on Nov. 10, 2025. Image credit: Saul Loeb and Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Anti-Trump narrative

While the BBC has apologized to Trump for its editorial mistake, there is no basis whatsoever for the defamation case brought against the corporation. After all, the Florida district court that will decide this lawsuit has no personal jurisdiction over the British broadcaster. Trump, meanwhile, has failed to prove either defamation or any violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices.

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Pro-Trump narrative

There can be no doubt that the BBC attempted to undermine the performance of President Trump at the 2024 U.S. presidential election by manipulating footage of Trump's Jan. 6 speech to imply that he called for violence. Now that the broadcaster's efforts to evade accountability have failed, it is time for the BBC to face the consequences in court for its misinformation.

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