# Judge Orders Trump to Testify Under Oath in BBC Defamation Lawsuit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/judge-orders-trump-to-testify-under-oath-in-bbc-defamation-lawsuit/
- Published: 2026-10-23T08:55:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T09:09:54+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/judge-orders-donald-trump-questions-bbc-lawsuit-defamation-1236738878/
- Topics: Geopolitics, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Trump must give sworn testimony by 11 December.
- The lawsuit concerns an edit of his January 2021 speech.
- The judge warned of sanctions if he misses the deadline.

## Summary

A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by 11 December, or face sanctions. The case concerns a Panorama documentary edit that Trump says falsely portrayed his 6 January 2021 speech as urging supporters to attack the Capitol; the deposition order could affect whether his lawsuit proceeds.

Trump filed the suit in Florida last December, alleging the BBC made a defamatory and malicious depiction of him. He cancelled a deposition scheduled for 16 October, citing matters of national importance; the BBC’s lawyer said he had instead prioritised campaigning in Georgia. The judge’s deadline may change if the discovery period is extended. A leaked BBC memo had criticised the documentary’s stance, and the disputed edit joined remarks made more than 50 minutes apart.

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