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Judge Orders Trump Deposition in BBC Defamation Suit

A federal magistrate judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The BBC has accused Trump of seeking to delay the deposition until January 2027; failure to comply could risk dismissal of the suit. Trump filed the lawsuit last December.

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A federal judge said President Trump must sit for a deposition with lawyers for the BBC by Dec. 11 as part of his ongoing defamation lawsuit.

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Judge says Trump must sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit

A federal judge said President Trump must sit for a deposition with lawyers for the BBC by Dec. 11 as part of his ongoing defamation lawsuit.

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NPR

Trump must sit for a deposition in his BBC defamation lawsuit, judge rules

A magistrate judge orders President Trump to sit for a deposition in a case he's brought against the BBC for defamation.

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Al Jazeera

Trump ordered to sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit

Judge says Trump must sit for questioning from a BBC lawyer by December 11 or face possible dismissal of lawsuit.

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PBS

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

President Donald Trump, who has often avoided depositions, filed his lawsuit against the BBC last December.

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Guardian

US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition Donald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his lawsuit against the BBC and to sit for a deposition by 11 December – or else he could be subject to sanctions, including the possible dismissal of the $10bn lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from a Panorama doc…

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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his BBC defamation lawsuit by December 11

Trump ordered by judge to sit for deposition in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBCSky News – Front Page
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Trump ordered by judge to sit for deposition in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC

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