# Trump must sit for BBC lawsuit deposition by 11 December

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/judge-orders-trump-to-sit-for-deposition-as-bbc-defamation-lawsuit-backfires/
- Published: 2026-10-22T15:38:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T15:57:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16230559/trump-bbc-defamation-lawsuit-deposition.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump must attend questioning by 11 December or risk dismissal of his case.
- The BBC says he delayed after cancelling an agreed October date.
- The lawsuit concerns an edited clip of his 6 January speech.

## Summary

A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by 11 December in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The judge warned that missing the deadline could lead to sanctions, including dismissal, unless the discovery period is extended.

The BBC says Trump repeatedly delayed the questioning after cancelling an agreed 16 October date, citing matters of national importance; its lawyer said he was campaigning in Georgia instead. The case concerns a Panorama edit of Trump’s 6 January 2021 speech that the BBC apologised for, while denying defamation. At the same hearing, the parties disputed whether former special counsel Jack Smith should be deposed.

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