# Trump given deadline for BBC defamation deposition

A federal judge ordered Trump to appear for deposition in his $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC by December 11. Lawyers for the BBC said Trump had delayed his appearance. The deposition was part of the discovery phase, with an agreed date of October.

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3371829/judge-gives-trump-deadline-sit-deposition-bbc-defamation-suit

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