Overview
- In a Wednesday submission, the broadcaster said Trump failed to state viable claims for defamation and for violations of Florida’s deceptive trade law.
- The BBC plans to invoke First Amendment protections and to contest personal jurisdiction under Florida law, federal civil procedure, and the Constitution’s due process clause.
- The defense says the Panorama episode was not distributed in Florida or on BritBox in the U.S., countering Trump’s access allegations.
- Trump’s suit alleges the program spliced parts of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech to suggest he directed the Capitol attack, seeking $5 billion per claim.
- Judge Roy Altman has set a Feb. 15, 2027 jury trial, and the BBC has until March 17 to file its formal response.