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A Miami federal judge on June 8 ordered President Donald Trump’s lawyers to explain why they missed a June 5 deadline to respond to the BBC’s bid to dismiss his $10 billion defamation lawsuit. The order is procedural, not a ruling on the merits, but it adds another wrinkle to a case already moving on a tight schedule.
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A June 8 order in Trump’s BBC defamation case gave his lawyers until June 10 to explain why they missed the deadline to oppose the broadcaster’s motion to dismiss.
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A June 8 order in Trump’s BBC defamation case gave his lawyers until June 10 to explain why they missed the deadline to oppose the broadcaster’s motion to dismiss.
A Miami federal judge on June 8 ordered President Donald Trump’s lawyers to explain why they missed a June 5 deadline to respond to the BBC’s bid to dismiss his $10 billion defamation lawsuit. The order is procedural, not a ruling on the merits, but it adds another wrinkle to a case already moving on a tight schedule.
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