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POLITICS● LOW2h ago · Oct 22, 2026, 3:29 PM

Trump ordered to sit for deposition in $10 billion BBC lawsuit

Axios · north america

A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of one of his speeches that the president's lawyers say was misleading.Why it matters: The order will likely force Trump to answer questions under oath in a legal battle he started.Driving the news: Judge Enjoliqué Lett ordered Trump to appear by Dec. 11, after lawyers for the BBC argued that Trump is improperly delaying his appearance. In a filing published Wednesday, Trump's counsel said the president could appear between January 11 and Jan

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