Trump ordered to sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit

Judge says Trump must sit for questioning from a BBC lawyer by December 11 or face possible dismissal of lawsuit.Published On 22 Oct 202622 Oct 2026A federal judge in the United States has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster BBC.On Thursday, US Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett ruled that Trump would be required to answer questions under oath in a session with the BBC‘s lawyers.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump seeks to block the BBC’s attempt to subpoena Ivanka Trump, Trump Jrlist 2 of 3Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulatorlist 3 of 3Can Trump ban CNN, news outlets he doesn’t like from the White House?end of listThe deposition is scheduled to take place no later than December 11, or Trump could face sanctions, including the possible dismissal of the lawsuit.Trump had previously been scheduled to sit for deposition on October 16 but had cancelled due to a “matter of national importance”.Charles Tobin, a lawyer for the BBC, said that the president was in fact campaigning in the state of Georgia on that day.“He was participating in party poli...