Judge assigned to Trump's BBC defamation case draws scrutiny

Between 19–21 August 2026, a newly appointed federal judge was assigned to preside over Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC, prompting commentary on social media that the judge lacked federal court experience and was recently nominated by the sitting president. Line 5 references an unrelated lawsuit.

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Judge swapped in Trump's defamation case against BBC

stream:bsky-jetstreamother41d ago kagi ↗

There is no such thing as a "legal system" in America anymore. A judge who was recently nominated by the US president to serve in Florida's federal court will now preside over his $10bn defamation case against the BBC.