Trump ordered by judge to sit for deposition in $10bn BBC defamation lawsuit by December 11
Summary
A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in Trump's $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11, The Independent reported on Thursday 22 October, Sky News saying by early December. The ruling follows complaints by the broadcaster's legal team that the US president had delayed the pre-trial deposition, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, headlining that Trump was handed a deadline by a judge to give an interview under oath in the BBC libel case.
Latest: A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in the $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11, The Independent reported, Sky News saying by early December, the ruling following complaints by the broadcaster's legal team that the US president had delayed the pre-trial deposition, according to the Evening Standard and The Independent.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 22 October
A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in the $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11, The Independent reported, Sky News saying by early December, the ruling following complaints by the broadcaster's legal team that the US president had delayed the pre-trial deposition, according to the Evening Standard and The Independent.
- 12:10The IndependentTrump handed deadline by judge to give interview under oath in BBC libel case
- 12:03Evening StandardTrump handed deadline by judge to give interview under oath in BBC libel case
- 11:39The IndependentTrump ordered to sit for deposition in $10bn defamation case against BBC
- 10:07Sky NewsTrump ordered by judge to sit for deposition in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC