Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit
Summary
A US judge has ordered President Donald Trump to answer questions under oath by 11 December in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC. Trump sued the BBC over a TV program that edited parts of a speech he gave before the US Capitol riot in 2021, which the BBC later apologized for.Key Facts
- President Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC about a Panorama episode.
- The episode edited together parts of a speech Trump gave before the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
- The BBC apologized, saying the program wrongly suggested Trump called for violence.
- A US judge ordered Trump to attend a deposition, an official sworn interview, by 11 December.
- Trump canceled a previous deposition appointment due to his campaign activities in Georgia.
- Trump's lawyers asked to delay the deposition to between 11 and 22 January 2027.
- The BBC has asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, saying the program was not defamatory and not shown in the US.
- Trump dropped the lawsuit against BBC Studios, the commercial side of BBC, which had no role in the program.
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