Federal Judge in Florida Denies BBC’s Motion for Stay, Schedules Trial of Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Broadcaster for February 2027
The ‘Beeb’ still hopes to toss the case out with a ‘motion to dismiss’.
President Donald J. Trump got an early victory in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
A Federal judge in Florida has rejected the BBC’s application for stay, and the suit is now set to go to trial in February 2027.
TRUMP’S $10BN BBC LAWSUIT GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR TRIAL
Florida judge says no to BBC delay. $10bn defamation claim over edited Jan 6th clip goes to trial Feb 2027.
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— Gauci Reports (@GauciReports) February 12, 2026
Bloomberg reported:
“The trial date was set in an order Wednesday by US District Judge Roy K. Altman in Miami. The case will only go to trial if it survives the UK news outlet’s upcoming motion to toss the case out.”
TRUMP’S $10BN BBC LAWSUIT GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR TRIAL
Florida judge says no to BBC delay. $10bn defamation claim over edited Jan 6th clip goes to trial Feb 2027.
Defund the BBC! pic.twitter.com/vPOQdzxbZj
— Gauci Reports (@GauciReports) February 12, 2026
“Trump sued the BBC over a misleading edit of his speeches in a documentary before the 2024 presidential election that gave the impression he’d made a direct call for violence before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by his supporters. The BBC apologized but denies defaming Trump.”
Judge Altman also denied the BBC’s request to pause discovery process in the case until he rules on the broadcaster’s motion to dismiss – a decision that is due in March.
The BBC will argue that its documentary ‘was fair despite a misleading edit of one segment’.
“The BBC said will also argue that Trump’s suit fails to meet the high bar necessary for alleging defamation against a public figure. The standard requires a showing of ‘actual malice’, meaning the allegedly defamatory statement was made intentionally or with a reckless disregard for the truth.”
‘It must mean they have nothing to say…’
Media Lawyer Jonathan Coad on the BBC declining to comment on the news that Donald Trump’s £10bn case against the broadcaster will go to trial.
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— GB News (@GBNEWS) February 12, 2026
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BBC Files Motion To Dismiss Trump’s Billionaire Lawsuit for the Deceptive Editing of His J6 Speech
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