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Judge orders Trump deposition in BBC defamation suit

A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by 11 December in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The judge warned that failure to cooperate with discovery could lead to dismissal of the case. The BBC has accused Trump of seeking to delay the deposition until January 2027. Trump filed the lawsuit last December.

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Trump ordered by judge to sit for deposition in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC

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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.

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Judge says Trump must sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit

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.

PBS 3h ago

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

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

Guardian 3h ago

US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition Donald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his lawsuit against the BBC and to sit for a deposition by 11 December – or else he could be subject to sanctions, including the possible dismissal of the $10bn lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from a Panorama doc…

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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his BBC defamation lawsuit by December 11

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Trump ordered by judge to sit for deposition in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC

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