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Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit
Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett gave the president until December eleventh, a week before discovery closes, after his lawyers cancelled an October date and offered January; the calendar is not flexible.
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- First reported by BBC: “Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit”, with reporting from New York Post, Axios, Raw Story and IBTimes UK.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 1:02 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Trump.
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- BBCTrump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit
- New York PostTrump hit with pivotal choice in $10 billion lawsuit against major media outlet
- AxiosTrump ordered to sit for deposition in $10 billion BBC lawsuit October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- Raw StoryJudge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10 billion BBC lawsuit after months of delay - Raw Story October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- IBTimes UKBBC Wants Trump Forced To Testify Under Oath in Explosive $10B Court Battle facts used on air
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA federal judge in Miami has told President Trump he must give a deposition by December eleventh, in his ten billion dollar defamation suit against the BBC.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHis legal team pulled the October sixteenth session, citing matters of national importance, while the BBC maintains he was out on the campaign trail in Georgia at that hour.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey offered January instead, after discovery closes.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe edit in question joined two parts of a speech delivered about fifty-four minutes apart.
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