Judge orders Trump to sit for BBC lawsuit deposition
By The BriefBrief
A federal judge in Florida ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, warning the case could be dismissed if he does not comply. The suit concerns a Panorama episode that edited together two sections of a 2021 speech. The BBC accused Trump of seeking to postpone the deposition until January 2027.
WHO:A federal judge in Florida
WHAT:Ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, or risk dismissal of the case.
WHEN:Reported Oct 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM ET
WHERE:Florida, USA
WHY:The deposition is part of Trump's defamation lawsuit over the BBC's editing of two sections of a 2021 speech in a Panorama episode.
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