Trump ordered to testify in $10bn BBC lawsuit discovery: What happens now?
Summary
President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath as part of the discovery process in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC about a documentary. A federal judge ordered Trump to be available for questioning by December 11 and to provide documents requested by the BBC.Key Facts
- President Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC over a documentary about his January 6, 2021 speech.
- The BBC combined separate parts of Trump's speech, making it seem like a continuous call to violence, which Trump disputes.
- The BBC apologized for how the documentary was edited but denies Trump's defamation claims.
- A federal judge ordered Trump to be questioned under oath by the BBC’s lawyers by December 11.
- Trump’s legal team asked to delay the questioning until January, but the judge denied this.
- The questioning (called a deposition) will be recorded but initially only lawyers involved can see it.
- The judge also gave Trump 30 days to provide documents the BBC requested.
- The BBC argues the Florida court doesn’t have jurisdiction because the documentary was made in London and was not officially broadcast in the US.
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