{"id":"f-e550251d2f-e168529f-69a7-5851-86a0-e028fa7702b8","title":"BBC seeks to have Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit dismissed","description":"BBC seeks dismissal of Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over edited speech in Panorama, arguing lack of Florida jurisdiction and insufficient proof of damages after Trump’s re-election.","timestamp":1768284060,"category":"international","headline":"BBC seeks to have Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit dismissed","modifiedHeadline":"BBC asks court to drop Trump's $10B lawsuit.","subCategories":["scid_7a1f2a1b"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"1bfabe6b-695a-4fbe-92e1-db426e6ba232","bundleTitle":"Tracking Trump","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"386","fcSummary":"The BBC seeks to dismiss Trump's $10B lawsuit over a documentary's editing of his Jan 6 speech. BBC argues lack of jurisdiction in Florida, failure to prove damages due to re-election, and absence of \"actual malice.\" They request a stay on discovery phase.","summary":"BBC fights Trump's $10B lawsuit over edited speech, citing no Florida jurisdiction and failure to prove damages post-reelection bid.","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/World_News/IN/en/cnbc-tv18/f-e550251d2f-e168529f-69a7-5851-86a0-e028fa7702b8","sourceUrl":"https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/bbc-seeks-to-have-donald-trumps-10-billion-lawsuit-dismissed-ws-l-19820103.htm","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/content/assets/partner/images/f-e550251d2f-e168529f-69a7-5851-86a0-e028fa7702b8-image-176830104522981954.jpg","content":"The BBC will file a motion to dismiss US President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over its editing of a speech that made it appear he had directed supporters to storm the US Capitol.\n\n
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\n In a filing late on Monday, the broadcaster argued that the court in Florida lacked personal jurisdiction in the case because it did not broadcast the programme in Florida, and that the president could not prove damages because he was re-elected after it aired.\n
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\n Trump said Britain's publicly owned broadcaster defamed him by splicing together parts of a January 6, 2021, speech, including one section where he told supporters to march on the Capitol and another where he said \"fight like hell\". It omitted a section in which he called for peaceful protest.\n\n
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\n Trump's lawsuit alleges the BBC violated a Florida law that bars deceptive and unfair trade practices. He is seeking at least $5 billion in damages for each of the lawsuit's two counts.\n
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BBC asks court to stay the discovery phase\n\n
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\n The BBC has apologised for the editing which appeared on its Panorama documentary programme, but said it would defend the case.\n
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\n In the filing on Monday, the BBC said Trump could not plausibly allege that the documentary was published with \"actual malice.\"\n
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\n It said it would move to dismiss the complaint and asked the court to stay the merits-based discovery phase, when both sides can obtain evidence from other parties in the lawsuit.\n\n
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\n The BBC said engaging in unbounded merits-based discovery while the motion to dismiss was pending would subject the defendants to \"considerable burdens and costs\" that would be unnecessary if the motion is granted.\n
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\n The BBC is funded by a mandatory licence fee on all television-watching households.\n
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\n \"As Plaintiff failed to plead actual damages, claiming only vague 'harm to his professional and occupational interests,' his claim fails,\" the BBC filing stated.\n
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BBC seeks to have Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit dismissed

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