Judge orders Trump to sit down for a deposition in his BBC defamation lawsuit by December 11
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A federal choose on Thursday ordered US President Donald Trump to sit down for a deposition by 11 December in his $10 billion (€8.6 billion) defamation lawsuit in opposition to the BBC.
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The order by US Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett got here after the BBC’s attorneys accused Trump of delaying his appearance.
Trump may face sanctions, together with the potential dismissal of his lawsuit, if he fails to conform, except the invention interval is prolonged past 18 December.
Charles Tobin, an legal professional representing the BBC, mentioned that with two months left within the discovery interval, “we nonetheless haven’t been capable of depose the plaintiff.”
Tobin mentioned Trump had initially agreed to be deposed on 16 October however cancelled, citing a “matter of nationwide significance.” However, the president was campaigning in Georgia that day, in keeping with the lawyer.
“He was collaborating in social gathering politics and prioritized that over sitting for the deposition,” Tobin mentioned.
Trump filed a lawsuit in opposition to the BBC in December 2025, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation and misleading and unfair commerce practices over a documentary titled “Trump: A Second Chance.”
The 33-page lawsuit accused the broadcaster of presenting a “false, defamatory, misleading, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump,” describing it as “a brazen try to intrude in and affect” the 2024 US presidential election.
The BBC admitted to enhancing collectively components of Trump’s 6 January 2021 speech, making it seem he had inspired violence on the US Capitol. The broadcaster apologised, and two senior executives resigned, however it denied defamation.
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