A U.S. judge orders former President Trump to give a deposition in a defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11
A U.S. judge set a December 11 deadline for Donald Trump to testify in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC. Trump claimed the BBC edited a documentary falsely implying he called for violence. The BBC admitted the broadcast gave a misleading impression.
- A U.S. judge ordered Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC.
- Trump's lawsuit against the BBC seeks at least $5 billion on each of two counts.
- Charles Tobin, a lawyer representing the BBC, stated they have not yet taken the plaintiff's testimony.
- Trump accused the BBC of deceptively editing a documentary.
- The British broadcaster complained that Trump refused to sit for a deposition.
- Trump's legal team argued he was constrained by matters of national importance.
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