Judge orders Trump to testify under oath in BBC lawsuit by Dec. 11
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The lawsuit concerns a 2024 BBC Panorama documentary in which parts of two different segments of Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, speech were edited and spliced together. Trump's lawyers say the edit distorted the meaning of his remarks; the BBC has apologized for the edit but denies the broadcast was defamatory. The deposition was originally scheduled for Oct. 16, but Trump canceled it, citing matters of “national importance,” according to the BBC. The BBC then asked the court to compel Trump to testify before discovery ends in December. The judge warned that failure to appear could result in sanctions, including dismissal of the lawsuit. The Financial Times notes that Trump attended a campaign rally on the date previously set for his deposition. The case is part of a broader campaign of pressure by Trump against news outlets whose coverage he dislikes, with several other lawsuits filed personally by the president.
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NRK (outlet profile)
Trumps BBC-søksmål: Domstol beordrer presidenten til å la seg avhøre under ed. Ifølge kjennelsen må Trump stille til utspørring innen 11. desember, melder nyhetsbyrået AP torsdag. Trump har saksøkt den britiske kringkas…
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Axios (outlet profile)
Trump ordered to sit for deposition in $10 billion BBC lawsuit. A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit o…
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NBC News (outlet profile)
Judge directs President Trump to sit for deposition in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC. A federal judge in Florida on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit aga…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition as BBC defamation lawsuit backfires. A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11.
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The Hill (outlet profile)
Judge orders Trump to be deposed in his BBC defamation suit. A federal judge is ordering President Trump to be deposed as part of his lawsuit against the BBC over a documentary he says defamed with how it was edited. Tr…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Trump handed deadline by judge to give interview under oath in BBC libel case. The ruling follows complaints by the broadcaster’s legal team that the US president had delayed his pre-trial deposition.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Trump handed deadline by judge to give interview under oath in BBC libel case
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NBC News (outlet profile)
Trump ordered to sit for deposition in BBC lawsuit. A federal judge in Florida ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, or face the possibility of havi…
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CNBC (outlet profile)
Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit by Dec. 11: Reports. Trump's lawyers had requested that his deposition be conducted between Jan. 11 and Jan. 22.
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New York Post (outlet profile)
Trump hit with pivotal choice in $10 billion lawsuit against major media outlet. President Trump was given a Dec. 11 deadline by a federal judge Thursday to give a deposition in his behemoth $10 billion defamation lawsu…
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Euronews (outlet profile)
Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his BBC defamation lawsuit by December 11. The BBC has accused Trump of seeking to postpone his deposition until January 2027.
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GB News (outlet profile)
Donald Trump ordered to sit for deposition as his lawsuit against BBC advances. Donald Trump has been set a deadline to sit for deposition as his lawsuit against the BBC ramps up. The US President is seeking damages fol…
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South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
Judge gives Trump deadline to sit for deposition in BBC defamation suit. A federal judge on Thursday ordered US President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his US$10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by D…
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CBS News (outlet profile)
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.
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BBC News (outlet profile)
Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit. Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.
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Sydney Morning Herald (outlet profile)
Trump ordered to sit for deposition in defamation case against BBC. The judge said Trump must sit for a deposition by December 11 or face sanctions including the possible dismissal of his $14.2 billion lawsuit against t…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Juíza ordena que Trump preste depoimento em processo contra a BBC em 11 de dezembro. Uma juíza americana estabeleceu o dia 11 de dezembro como prazo para que o presidente Donald Trump preste depoimento sob juramento no…
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Corriere della Sera (outlet profile)
Donald Trump dovrà deporre sotto giuramento per la causa contro la Bbc. Il presidente Usa aveva chiesto 10 miliardi di dollari accusando l'emittente di diffamazione per aver «manipolato» un suo discorso
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N1 Srbija (outlet profile)
Sutkinja u procesu Trampa protiv BBC naložila predsedniku SAD da se pojavi na saslušanju do 11. decembra. Sutkinja koja vodi proces po tužbi Donalda Trampa za klevetu protiv britanske televizije BBC, vrednu 10 milijardi…
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Clarín (outlet profile)
Jueza ordena a Trump declarar en juicio contra la BBC el 11 de diciembre. La justicia de EE.UU. exige al exmandatario testificar en el caso de difamación contra una cadena británica por un video alterado. El expresident…
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Variety (outlet profile)
Judge Orders Donald Trump to Testify Under Oath in $10 Billion BBC Defamation Case. President Donald Trump must sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit filed against the BBC, the judge overseeing the case ruled.…
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Rzeczpospolita (outlet profile)
Trump w opałach? Sędzia stawia twarde ultimatum po pozwie na 10 miliardów. Sędzia federalna nakazała w czwartek prezydentowi USA Donaldowi Trumpowi, by do 11 grudnia stawił się na przesłuchaniu pod przysięgą w związku z…
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Expansión (outlet profile)
Trump tendrá que declarar bajo juramento en demanda de 10,000 mdd contra la BBC; jueza fija fecha límite. La BBC pidió que Trump rindiera su declaración tras cancelar la cita prevista para octubre. La jueza fijó un nuev…
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Tanjug (outlet profile)
Federalni sud na Floridi dao Trampu rok za davanje iskaza u okviru tužbe protiv BBC-a
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Onet Wiadomości (outlet profile)
Donald Trump musi zeznawać w sprawie BBC. Sędzia zagroziła konsekwencjami. Prezydent USA Donald Trump musi stawić się na przesłuchaniu pod przysięgą w sprawie pozwu przeciwko BBC. Sędzia federalna wydała w czwartek naka…
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Jovem Pan (outlet profile)
Juíza ordena que Trump preste depoimento em processo contra a BBC. Presidente norte-americano processou a BBC e pediu 10 bilhões de dólares (R$ 50,3 bilhões) pela edição de um vídeo dele
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BBC News na srpskom (outlet profile)
Tramp mora pod zakletvom da odgovori na pitanja u tužbi protiv BBC-ja: Sud. Tramp tuži BBC zbog epizode emisije Panorama, u kojoj su montirani i spojeni delovi iz dva različita segmenta govora iz 2021. godine.
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Financial Times (outlet profile)
Trump ordered to face BBC questioning in $10bn defamation lawsuit. President must appear by December 11 after attending campaign rally on date previously set for his deposition
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Danas (outlet profile)
Tramp mora pod zakletvom da odgovori na pitanja u tužbi protiv BBC-ja: Sud. Tramp tuži BBC zbog epizode emisije Panorama, u kojoj su montirani i spojeni delovi iz dva različita segmenta govora iz 2021. godine.
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El Economista (outlet profile)
Jueza fija plazo para que Trump declare en demanda por difamación contra la BBC. El presidente de EU deberá rendir testimonio bajo juramento antes del 11 de diciembre en la demanda de 10,000 millones de dólares contra l…
Factual core
- The lawsuit is a defamation case brought by Donald Trump against the British broadcaster BBC.
- The judge issued the order on Thursday.
- The judge set a deadline of December 11 for Trump's deposition.
- The judge's order requires Trump to testify under oath.
- The judge warned that Trump could face sanctions if he fails to comply with the deposition order.
- Trump's deposition was originally scheduled for October 16, but was cancelled.
- The BBC previously acknowledged the edits were misleading and apologized to Trump, but denies legal liability for defamation.
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