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Former White House attorney Ty Cobb said President Trump would likely skip a mandated deposition or walk out in the middle, which he predicted would lead to the eventual dismissal of the president's lawsuit against the BBC. Cobb joined CNN’s Erin Burnett on Thursday night after a judge said Trump must sit for a deposition...

President Donald Trump must sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over its 2024 "Panorama" documentary.

The president sued the broadcaster for defamation over its editing of his speech in a documentary about Jan. 6, 2021.

A federal judge ruled President Donald Trump must sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC or the case may be dismissed.

President Trump received a federal judge's order to appear for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.

A federal judge said President Trump must sit for a deposition with lawyers for the BBC by Dec. 11 as part of his ongoing defamation lawsuit.

President Donald Trump, who has often avoided depositions, filed his lawsuit against the BBC last December.

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition Donald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his lawsuit against the BBC and to sit for a deposition by 11 December – or else he could be subject to sanctions, including the possible dismissal of the $10bn lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from a Panorama documentary aired by the BBC that spliced together comments made by Trump during a rally on 6 January 2021, before the US Capitol riot. While the broadcast was not readily available to view in Florida, Trump’s team has argued that he was personally damaged by the broadcast under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Continue reading...

Trump's lawyers had requested that his deposition be conducted between Jan. 11 and Jan. 22.

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation, after the broadcaster accused him of repeatedly delaying questioning in the case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett issued the order after BBC attorneys earlier this week asked a […]

A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of one of his speeches that the president's lawyers say was misleading. Why it matters: The order will likely force Trump to answer questions under oath in a legal battle he started. Driving the news: Judge Enjoliqué Lett ordered Trump to appear by Dec. 11, after lawyers for the BBC argued that Trump is improperly delaying his appearance. In a filing published Wednesday, Trump's counsel said the president could appear between January 11 and January 22, 2027, and argued that his presidential duties prevent him from sitting for the deposition before then. They also allege the BBC is "wrong to claim that President Trump is avoiding his deposition in this action." The president was originally scheduled to appear for the deposition on Oct. 16. However, his lawyers said, that appearance was canceled because Trump had to attend to "matters that have significantly impacted the United States' national security and economy," including the wars in Iran and Ukraine and the White House Accord on Super Intelligence. The other side: BBC attorneys say the president was campaigning in Georgia on Oct. 16, as reflected in a White House press pool report that includes his travel plans. The BBC argues the president chose political activity over appearing for the original deposition date. According to Trump's daily schedule, he attended an intelligence briefing and had executive time before departing for a rally in Georgia and then attended an RNC event in Palm Beach, Florida, that evening. The White House referred Axios to Trump's personal counsel. Trump's attorneys didn't immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. The BBC's attorneys told Axios they "have nothing to add." Catch up quick: The defamation suit stems from a documentary the BBC aired that spliced together clips from Trump's speech on Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the riots at the U.S. Capitol. The president claimed the edit was defamatory and demanded the BBC make amends by providing financial compensation, in addition to an apology and a retraction. The BBC later said in a correction note that the clips "unintentionally created the impression that we were showing a single continuous section of the speech, rather than excerpts from different points in the speech, and that this gave the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action." Two top leaders at BBC later resigned over the backlash. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

A federal judge in Florida ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, or face the possibility of having his $10 billion action dismissed.

A federal judge in Florida on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11 or face the possibility of having his $10 billion action dismissed.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.