BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit
BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session
TL;DR
- The BBC is requesting a federal judge to force Donald Trump to provide a deposition.
- Trump filed a $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC in December 2025.
- Trump's legal team canceled a deposition previously scheduled for Friday, citing "matters of national importance."
- The BBC alleges that Trump's team has not proposed a suitable replacement date, potentially jeopardizing the discovery phase of the case.
- The BBC has already deposed seven of its witnesses and has limited time remaining for discovery.
- Trump's lawsuit against the BBC concerns the editing of a Panorama documentary that used comments from a rally on January 6, 2021.