Key facts
- US Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett ordered Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11.
- Trump is suing the BBC for at least $10 billion over a misleadingly edited clip of a speech.
- The BBC accused Trump of stalling to avoid answering questions under oath.
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The BBC has accused the former US president of stalling to avoid answering questions under oath. Trump is suing Britain's publicly funded broadcaster over a misleadingly edited clip of a speech that appeared in a BBC "Panorama" documentary show. The lawsuit, filed in Florida federal court, accuses the BBC of intentionally misleading viewers into thinking he directed supporters to storm the US Capitol by splicing together different parts of a January 6, 2021 speech. The BBC admitted the edits were misleading and apologized to Trump, though it denies being liable for defamation. Trump had previously canceled a deposition scheduled for October 16, citing conflicts with his presidential duties.