# Judge orders Trump to answer BBC defamation questions by 11 December

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-ordered-to-answer-questions-under-oath-in-bbc-lawsuit/
- Published: 2026-10-22T18:08:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T18:18:05+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy0ryjx7741o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Trump must answer questions under oath by 11 December.
- His lawyers proposed dates in January and deny he is avoiding questioning.
- The BBC is seeking dismissal over the Panorama edit.

## Summary

A US magistrate judge has ordered Donald Trump to answer questions under oath by 11 December in his defamation case against the BBC, unless the discovery period is extended. The order follows a cancelled deposition and a request from the BBC’s lawyer to compel Trump to attend, with two months remaining for evidence gathering.

Trump is suing over a Panorama episode that joined two sections of his 6 January 2021 speech, which the BBC apologised for editing in a way that gave the mistaken impression he had called for violence. His lawyers proposed dates between 11 and 22 January and deny he is avoiding questioning. The BBC is seeking dismissal, arguing the programme does not meet the legal test for defamation and was not available in the US; Trump has dropped his claim against BBC Studios.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: Judge orders Trump to answer BBC defamation questions by 11 December](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy0ryjx7741o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [Variety: Judge Orders Donald Trump to Testify Under Oath in $10 Billion BBC Defamation Case](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/trump-ordered-testify-bbc-defamation-case-1236921626/)

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