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Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- A US judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to answer deposition questions under oath by 11 December in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama episode about his 2021 Capitol speech.
- Trump canceled a previous deposition scheduled for 16 October, citing national campaign duties, prompting the BBC to request the court compel him to comply before the discovery period ends.
- The BBC denies defamation, stating the program did not meet legal criteria and was not available in the US, while apologizing for mistakenly implying Trump called for violence during the Capitol riot.
- Trump's lawsuit alleges the BBC maliciously edited his speech to create a false impression, but he has dropped claims against BBC Studios after it was shown they had no role in producing the documentary.
- Depositions are sworn, out-of-court statements recorded for trial use, typically conducted in lawyers' offices without a judge present, underscoring the legal seriousness of Trump's required testimony.
