In a recent Bloomberg Law article, partner Prateek Swaika discussed the decision in Trump v. British Broadcasting Corporation, where the court denied BBC’s motion to dismiss claims over a 12-second clip in a documentary that spliced together two separate remarks from the president’s January 6 speech.
Prateek noted that the ruling is not a finding that the BBC defamed Trump, but it means the president “must now convert plausible allegations into proof.” He also cautioned that even if the BBC prevails at summary judgment or trial, much of the institutional cost and exposure will already have been incurred by then.