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BBC Fights Trump's Defamation Suit, Cites Jurisdiction Issues

1/20/2026

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BBC Dismisses Trump

The BBC seeks to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's defamation suit, citing Florida lacks jurisdiction.
The BBC says the January 6, 2021 Capitol clip did not defame him.
Trump alleges the documentary aired on Britbox, a claim the BBC disputes.
U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty criticized Trump at a Martin Luther King Jr. event, calling him corrupt and misogynistic.
Beatty is pursuing legal action over the Kennedy Center renaming.

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Minnesota Challenges ICE

The U.S. Department of Justice faces a deadline to respond to Minnesota and its cities' lawsuit challenging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says the surge is unlawful and causes fear.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a separate lawsuit alleging racial profiling by ICE against Somali-descendant U.S. citizens.
The federal government denies wrongdoing, contending enforcement actions rely on immigration status, not race.

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BBC Dismisses Trump

The BBC seeks to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's defamation suit, citing Florida lacks jurisdiction.
The BBC says the January 6, 2021 Capitol clip did not defame him.
Trump alleges the documentary aired on Britbox, a claim the BBC disputes.
U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty criticized Trump at a Martin Luther King Jr. event, calling him corrupt and misogynistic.
Beatty is pursuing legal action over the Kennedy Center renaming.

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