Donald Trump\u2019s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC has been granted permission to proceed, after the corporation\u2019s attempt to get it dismissed was thrown out by a Trump-appointed Florida judge. The case focuses on an edit in a 2024 Panorama documentary that spliced two comments together that were made by the president during a rally before the January 6 Capitol riots, for which the BBC has apologised. With the lawsuit now set to continue, what\u2019s at stake for press freedom? Lucy Hough speaks to global editor Devika Bhat<\/p>\n
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