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Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10 billion BBC lawsuit

A federal judge ordered President Trump to be deposed by BBC lawyers by Dec. 11 in his defamation lawsuit over a Panorama documentary.

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  • A federal judge ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.
  • The order came from U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett at a hearing in Miami.
  • Trump's team had sought to delay the deposition, offering dates in January 2027.
  • The lawsuit concerns a Panorama documentary that spliced together parts of Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, speech.
  • The BBC apologized for the edit and its director-general and top news executive resigned.
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Says judge ended Trump's deposition delay

Raw Story: Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10 billion BBC lawsuit after months of delay

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Raw Story frames the ruling as a judge ending a months-long standoff over Trump's deposition after his team repeatedly postponed it.

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Says judge ordered Trump to sit for deposition

NBC News (Politics): Judge directs President Trump to sit for deposition in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC

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The Guardian and NBC News frame the ruling as a judge ordering Trump to cooperate with discovery and sit for a deposition or face possible dismissal of his lawsuit.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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