A federal judge in Miami has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, and warned his lawyers that failure to comply with discovery requests could result in the complaint being dismissed.
01Summary
- 01U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett ordered Trump to be deposed by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC.
- 02The judge warned Trump's attorneys that non-compliance with discovery requests could lead to dismissal of his complaint.
- 03Trump's lawyers had requested the deposition be held between January 11 and January 22, 2026.
- 04The BBC's lawyer said Trump cancelled a previously agreed October 16 deposition for a 'matter of national importance' but was actually campaigning in Georgia that day.
- 05Trump sued the BBC on December 15, 2024, over a Panorama documentary aired one week before the 2024 presidential election.
02Why it matters
This ruling could force a sitting U.S. president to submit to questioning in a high-stakes defamation case, and threatens the viability of the lawsuit itself if he fails to comply with court orders.
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