Judge in Miami says Trump must sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit by Dec. 11
Updated on: October 22, 2026 / 1:55 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- A federal judge has set a December 11th deadline for President Trump to provide a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC.
- Failure to comply could lead to penalties, including the dismissal of Trump's $10 billion lawsuit.
- Trump's lawyers had postponed a previous deposition, citing national importance, but the BBC argued he was available for public events.
- The lawsuit concerns a BBC documentary that Trump alleges misrepresented his January 6, 2021 speech.
- The BBC apologized for the editing of a speech clip but disagreed with the defamation claim.
- The court is also addressing the BBC's subpoena for testimony from former special counsel Jack Smith.
- The discovery phase of the lawsuit is set to conclude on December 18th.