WorldPosted at: Oct 22 2026 11:19PM


Federal judge orders Trump to give deposition in $10bn BBC defamation case

Washington, Oct 22 (UNI) A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC over the editing of a speech he delivered on January 6, 2021, which his lawyers claim was misleading.
Judge Enjoliqué Lett issued the order on Thursday after BBC lawyers argued that Trump was improperly delaying his appearance. The president's legal team had proposed dates between January 11 and 27, 2027, citing his presidential duties as a reason he could not attend earlier.
In a filing published on Wednesday, Trump's lawyers disputed the BBC's claim that he was avoiding the deposition.
Trump had originally been scheduled to give evidence on October 16. His lawyers said the appearance was cancelled because he had to attend to "matters that have significantly impacted the United States' national security and economy", including the wars in Iran and Ukraine and the White House Accord on Super Intelligence.
BBC lawyers, however, argued that Trump had prioritised political activities over the deposition. They cited a White House press pool report indicating that he was campaigning in Georgia on October 16.
According to Trump's daily schedule, he attended an intelligence briefing and had executive time before travelling to Georgia for a rally. He later attended a Republican National Committee event in Palm Beach, Florida, that evening.
The White House referred requests for comment to Trump's personal lawyers. His attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while the BBC's legal team said it had nothing further to add.
The lawsuit stems from a BBC documentary that spliced together excerpts from Trump's January 6, 2021 speech, delivered before a crowd of supporters who later took part in the attack on the US Capitol.
Trump alleged that the editing was defamatory and sought financial compensation, an apology and a retraction from the broadcaster.
The BBC subsequently acknowledged in a correction note that the edit had "unintentionally created the impression that we were showing a single continuous section of the speech, rather than excerpts from different points in the speech". It said this had given viewers the mistaken impression that Trump had made a direct call for violent action.
The controversy also led to the resignations of two senior BBC executives.
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