US judge rejects BBC bid to dismiss Trump defamation case

A federal judge has allowed US President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar defamation suit against the BBC to proceed, rejecting a bid by the British broadcaster to dismiss the case. Trump has accused the BBC of deceptively editing a documentary to make it seem as if he was inciting violence when he told supporters to march on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

He has sought at least US$5 billion each for one claim of defamation and a separate claim under a Florida consumer protection law. US...