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Federal judge allows Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed
The ruling requires the president to prove actual damages at trial, while a separate claim regarding Florida trade laws was dismissed by the court following the broadcaster's motion.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- A federal judge denied the BBC's motion to dismiss a $10bn defamation lawsuit filed by Donald Trump.
- Who is affected
- Donald Trump and the BBC.
- What changes
- The defamation case will proceed to the next legal stage, requiring the president to prove actual damages at trial.
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Sources
- Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed — The Guardian — mundo
- Judge allows Trump's $10bn defamation case against BBC to proceed — BBC News — principais
