Trump seeks to continue BBC defamation suit

Source: Courthouse News Service

June 9, 2026


MIAMI (CN) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Tuesday not to dismiss his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation after the judge chided them for “apparent disregard of court deadlines.”. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman gave Trump until June 5 to respond to the BBC’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit. After missing that deadline, the Trump appointee ordered the president’s attorneys to explain why the lawsuit should not be tossed and why they should not be sanctioned for ignoring court deadlines.

In their response, Trump’s attorneys said the president has not had the time to review deposition transcripts from the BBC. In addition, they argued the discovery process required them to confer with the BBC over exhibits that must be sealed before additional filings.

“Plaintiff vigorously contests defendants’ motion to dismiss and has prepared a comprehensive memorandum of law in opposition, supported by documentary evidence and deposition testimony,” wrote Alejandro Brito of the Coral Gables-based Brito PLLC. “As set forth below, the delay in filing the opposition memorandum on the docket was caused by plaintiff’s good-faith efforts to comply with the protective order entered in this case and the court’s procedures governing sealed filings, not by any intentional disregard for the court’s deadlines.”

“Counsel sincerely regrets the oversight,” Brito continued. “It was not, however, borne of any disregard for the court’s deadlines. To the contrary, it resulted from counsel’s attempt to comply with competing obligations under the protective order while completing work product under a compressed schedule.”. The BBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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