Judge Orders Trump Deposition, Document Production in BBC Defamation Case
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A federal magistrate judge has ordered President Donald Trump to testify under oath and produce documents in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over the editing of a 2024 *Panorama* documentary about the U.S. Capitol riot.
Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett directed Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11, according to reports. The order followed complaints from BBC lawyers that Trump had delayed the interview after canceling an agreed Oct. 16 date, citing a matter of national importance. A BBC lawyer told the court that Trump instead campaigned in Georgia ahead of the midterm elections.
In a separate discovery order, Lett required Trump to provide requested records by Nov. 23 and a log by Nov. 5 identifying documents withheld on privilege grounds. She said the limited production and his lawyers’ document-collection methods raised concerns about whether an adequate search had occurred. The order warned that noncompliance could bring sanctions, including dismissal for failure to prosecute.
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb told CNN he expected Trump might skip the deposition or leave before it was completed, which Cobb predicted could ultimately lead to the lawsuit’s dismissal.
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Judge Orders Trump Deposition, Document Production in BBC Defamation Case
A federal magistrate judge has ordered President Donald Trump to testify under oath and produce documents in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over the editing of a 2024 *Panorama* documentary about the U.S. Capitol riot.
Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett directed Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11, according to reports. The order followed complaints from BBC lawyers that Trump had delayed the interview after canceling an agreed Oct. 16 date, citing a matter of national importance. A BBC lawyer told the court that Trump instead campaigned in Georgia ahead of the midterm elections.
In a separate discovery order, Lett required Trump to provide requested records by Nov. 23 and a log by Nov. 5 identifying documents withheld on privilege grounds. She said the limited production and his lawyers’ document-collection methods raised concerns about whether an adequate search had occurred. The order warned that noncompliance could bring sanctions, including dismissal for failure to prosecute.
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb told CNN he expected Trump might skip the deposition or leave before it was completed, which Cobb predicted could ultimately lead to the lawsuit’s dismissal. Trump’s response to the latest orders was not reported.
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