Washington, Oct. 22 -- A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC over the editing of a speech he delivered on January 6, 2021, which his lawyers claim was misleading.
Judge Enjolique Lett issued the order on Thursday after BBC lawyers argued that Trump was improperly delaying his appearance. The president's legal team had proposed dates between January 11 and 27, 2027, citing his presidential duties as a reason he could not attend earlier.
In a filing published on Wednesday, Trump's lawyers disputed the BBC's claim that he was avoiding the deposition.
Trump had originally been scheduled to give evidence on October 16. His lawyers said the a...