A newly appointed Trump-nominated judge, Jeffrey Kuntz, now presides over Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation case against the BBC — a high-stakes showdown stemming from a controversial 2021 Capitol speech edited by Panorama. Kuntz, confirmed just last month and praised by Trump as “tough and smart,” replaces Judge Roy Altman and is handling 17 cases since joining Florida’s federal bench in July. The trial is set for February 27, with Trump demanding a jury. While the BBC apologized for editing the speech, they’re pushing to dismiss the case on jurisdiction and defamation grounds. Kuntz previously ruled in favor of Trump’s lawsuit against the Pulitzer board, claiming Florida ethics rules didn’t require recusal. Meanwhile, the BBC seeks financial records and subpoenas family members — moves Trump fiercely opposes — even as he dropped the BBC’s commercial arm from the suit.
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