Trump Celebrates Ruling In BBC Case
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President Donald Trump is declaring a legal victory in his ongoing dispute with the BBC, after a federal judge issued a ruling involving the network’s editing of a video of his remarks.
In a statement posted on social media, Trump accused the BBC of misleading viewers by editing footage to make it appear he had made a statement he never actually made.
The president praised the ruling by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz and vowed to continue challenging what he calls media misinformation.
A Huge Victory against Fake News BBC, a terrible abuser of the truth, just handed down by highly respected District Court Judge, Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of the Southern District of Florida. In his powerful ruling, Judge Kuntz wrote, “Here, the news entity created the story. BBC admitted as much by confirming it had edited a video to make it appear as though President Trump made a statement he never made.” We will continue fighting against, and defeating, all of those who try to deceive the American People! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Donald Trump’s case against the BBC could go forward.
Trump sued the BBC for at least $10 billion.
A federal judge on Tuesday said President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over a misleadingly edited clip of a speech can go forward, but threw out Trump’s unfair trade practices claim against the broadcaster.
Trump is suing Britain’s publicly funded broadcaster for at least $10 billion over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The case is one of several Trump has filed against the news media as part of a wider pressure campaign against coverage he dislikes.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz in Florida declined to throw out Trump’s defamation claim against the BBC, saying Trump had plausibly alleged that the broadcaster damaged his reputation and knew or should have known the clip was misleading. Kuntz’s ruling did not decide whether Trump has proven those claims.
