A US judge has ordered President Donald Trump to be deposed by 11 December in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama episode that edited his 2021 speech before the Capitol riot.
01Summary
- 01Trump is suing the BBC over a Panorama episode that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave before the US Capitol riot on 6 January 2021.
- 02US Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett ruled that Trump must sit for a deposition by 11 December, after he cancelled a previous one on 16 October citing 'matters of national importance'.
- 03The BBC has apologised for the error, saying the broadcast gave 'the mistaken impression that President Trump made a direct call for violent action'.
- 04Trump's lawyers have proposed the president be available for deposition between 11 and 22 January next year.
- 05In July, Trump dropped the lawsuit against BBC Studios after the BBC argued its commercial arm had no role in creating the documentary.
02Why it matters
This ruling compels the US president to give sworn testimony, which could reveal key details about his defence in a high-profile defamation case against a major broadcaster.
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