Trump ordered to testify by Dec 11 in $10bn BBC lawsuit

· Politics · United States · United Kingdom

A US judge ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC, warning he could face sanctions, including possible dismissal of the case, unless he cooperates with the discovery process. Trump's lawyers had requested that his deposition be conducted between January 11 and January 22. The lawsuit concerns an episode of the BBC's Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021. The order sets a firm deadline in a case that pits a sitting US president against Britain's publicly funded broadcaster.

Why it matters：A sitting president being compelled to testify against a foreign public broadcaster tests the limits of leader accountability and the reach of US defamation law.

Key points

  • Deposition deadline is December 11
  • Trump's lawyers wanted the questioning in January
  • He could face sanctions, including dismissal, for not cooperating

Sources (original reporting)

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