Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in Trump's BBC defamation lawsuit by Dec. 11
Summary
A federal judge in Florida on Thursday 22 October ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, or face the possibility of having the $10 billion action dismissed, NBC News reported, The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBS NewsHour and CBS News also reporting the order. Earlier that day, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that lawyers for the BBC and Trump were in court arguing over whether former special counsel Jack Smith should be deposed in the case. Trump, who has often avoided depositions, filed the lawsuit against the BBC last December, PBS NewsHour reported.
Latest: A federal judge in Florida ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in the defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, or face the possibility of having the $10 billion action dismissed, NBC News reported, and The Philadelphia Inquirer that lawyers for the BBC and Trump argued in court over whether former special counsel Jack Smith should be deposed in the case.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 22 October
A federal judge in Florida ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in the defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, or face the possibility of having the $10 billion action dismissed, NBC News reported, and The Philadelphia Inquirer that lawyers for the BBC and Trump argued in court over whether former special counsel Jack Smith should be deposed in the case.
- 13:40PBS NewsHourJudge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11
- 12:46CBS NewsJudge says Trump must sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit
- 12:20NBC NewsTrump ordered to sit for deposition in BBC lawsuit
- 11:59LA TimesJudge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11
- 11:53NBC NewsJudge directs Trump to sit for deposition in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC
- 11:21The Philadelphia InquirerJudge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11
- 10:19The Philadelphia InquirerLawyers for Trump, BBC battle over depositions in president's $10 billion defamation case