Trump ordered to testify in $10bn BBC lawsuit discovery: What happens now?

United States President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in the discovery stage of his $10bn lawsuit against the BBC, a federal judge has ruled, warning that failure to cooperate could lead to the dismissal of his case.The dispute centres on a BBC documentary which combined separate excerpts from a speech he gave before the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4New electronics reach Iran, but prices soar as gov’t fees, US sanctions hitlist 2 of 4South Korea invites North for military talks over borderlist 3 of 4France tightens security in anticipation of weekend protestslist 4 of 4Saudi Arabia security puts Asian Cup in doubt: Japan football chiefend of listThe broadcaster has apologised for the edit but denies that Trump has grounds for a defamation claim. Here is what the ruling means and how the case reached this point.What has the judge ordered?Trump has been ordered to make himself available for questioning by the BBC’s lawyers by December 11, unless the judge overseeing the case extends the time frame for gathering evidence. That process is currently scheduled to end on December 18.The ruling comes after the presid...