Trump sued the BBC for $10bn over its Panorama 'error' - here's how it's going
A Florida judge has ordered Donald Trump to provide sworn testimony in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The suit stems from a documentary edit that Trump claims misrepresented his January 6 speech.
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Florida judge orders President to give sworn testimony to BBC's lawyers after he cancelled on them
Donald Trump has sued the BBC over a Panorama documentary that covered his speech in Washington before the January 6 Capitol riot () Nick Miller Overnight Editor close Cancel email X WhatsApp Facebook link share Share bookmark Save A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to give sworn testimony in his $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation action against the BBC , after the broadcaster accused the President of trying to avoid sitting for a deposition under oath.
Trump has sued the BBC in a Florida court, claiming a 2024 Panorama documentary gave a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory and malicious” depiction of him by splicing together two separate parts of his infamous speech on January 6, 2021, before the Capitol Hill riot.
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