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Judge says Trump must sit for questioning from a BBC lawyer by December 11 or face possible dismissal of lawsuit.

The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett came as lawyers for the British broadcaster complained that Trump had delayed his appearance.

A US judge has ordered President Donald Trump to testify by Dec 11 in his US$10 billion lawsuit against the BBC over the editing of a documentary about the Jan 6 Capitol riot.

President Donald Trump, who has often avoided depositions, filed his lawsuit against the BBC last December.

The judge said Trump must sit for a deposition by December 11 or face sanctions including the possible dismissal of his $14.2 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster.

The US president is suing the British broadcaster, alleging it defamed him by splicing together two pieces of his speech made to supporters before they stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Donald Trump has been ordered by a judge to sit for a deposition by December as part of his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC. Trump sued the BBC for defamation in December over a Panorama documentary that misleadingly edited his speech before the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The BBC has been attempting […]

A federal judge said President Trump must sit for a deposition with lawyers for the BBC by Dec. 11 as part of his ongoing defamation lawsuit.

Trump's lawyers had requested that his deposition be conducted between Jan. 11 and Jan. 22.

A federal judge in Florida ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, or face the possibility of having his $10 billion action dismissed.

The president had agreed to sit for a deposition on Oct. 16, but it was canceled for what was described as a “matter of national importance.”

A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC by early December.