BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit
Summary
The BBC has asked a Florida judge to make President Donald Trump sit for a deposition in a $10 billion defamation lawsuit Trump filed against the broadcaster. Trump’s team agreed to a deposition date but later said he was unavailable and suggested a date after the legal deadline, leading the BBC to request court intervention.Key Facts
- President Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC in December 2025.
- The lawsuit concerns a Panorama documentary that edited Trump’s rally comments from January 6, 2021.
- The BBC has apologized for the editing mistake.
- The BBC and Trump’s lawyers initially agreed for Trump to be deposed on a Friday (date unspecified).
- Trump’s lawyers later said he could not attend on October 16 due to “matters of national importance.”
- No new deposition date was set before the discovery deadline; suggested dates were in January 2026.
- The BBC asked the judge to require Trump to set a deposition date and provide a secure location.
- A discovery hearing on the deposition issue is scheduled for October 22, 2025.
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