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BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit

The Guardian UK · 13 October 2026 at 21:49

BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit

BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster.

According to a Tuesday filing, the BBC and Trump’s legal team had agreed for him to be deposed on Friday.

The BBC’s lawyers wrote to the judge that they have spent months trying to secure a location for the deposition from Trump’s team.

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BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit

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