Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit
A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The lawsuit concerns a 2021 Panorama episode that Trump claims deceptively edited his speech regarding the Capitol riot.
Why it matters
The ruling underscores the legal accountability of public figures in defamation cases and the court's authority to enforce discovery timelines.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, A previously scheduled depositionn did not take place, with Trump's legal team citing "matters of national importance"
A US judge has ordered President Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by 11 December.
Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave before the riot at the US Capitol in 2021.
Charles Tobin, a lawyer representing the BBC, said in court that "we still haven't been able to depose the plaintiff" with two months left in the discovery period.
Trump cancelled a previous deposition on 16 October, citing "matters of national importance" while he was campaigning in Georgia.
The judge in the case, US Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett, said that Trump must sit for the deposition by 11 December, unless the discovery period is extended.
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