Judge swapped in Trump's defamation case against BBC

The update

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

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

The background, as BBC reports, involves shifts that have been visible for some time in judge, swapped, trump, defamation, case.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The lens

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of judge, swapped, trump, defamation, case: 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.