Donald Trump is refusing to comply with a court-ordered deposition as part of his defamation lawsuit against the BBC.

US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC | Donald Trump | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/trump-bbc-lawsuit-deposition-discovery

The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. According to a Tuesday filing, the BBC and Trump’s legal team had agreed for him to be deposed on Friday. The BBC’s lawyers wrote to the judge that they have spent months trying to secure a location for the deposition from Trump’s team. On 28 September, Trump’s lawyers told the BBC’s counsel that the president “is no longer available for his deposition on October 16 due to other matters of national importance”. While Trump’s lawyers said they would follow up quickly with a replacement date, they did not, ultimately suggesting that he would be available in the second or third week of January, well after the deadline to complete the discovery portion of the case. Lawyers for the BBC had pledged to keep the location of the deposition confidential. As such, the BBC’s lawyers are now asking the judge to require Trump’s team to schedule the deposition. “Plaintiff chose to file this lawsuit and, in doing so, he accepted the obligations of civil litigation,” the BBC’s motion reads. “The BBC therefore asks the Court to compel Plaintiff to confirm a date for his deposition, notify the BBC of a secure location where such deposition is possible and any other logistics required to ensure Plaintiff’s safety, and sit for the deposition, as the core rules of discovery require.” Magistrate judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett has scheduled a discovery hearing that is likely to touch on the deposition issue for 22 October. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/13/bbc-trump-lawsuit-deposition?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Trump Ordered To Sit For Deposition In $10B Lawsuit Against The BBC https://deadline.com/2026/10/donald-trump-ordered-deposition-bbc-lawsuit-1237170800/

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BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/13/bbc-trump-lawsuit-deposition BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team cancelled initial session. If this was a sitcom it would be comedy gold...

#BBC asks judge to force #Trump to sit for #deposition in his own lawsuit against the channel Lawyers for the BBC say Trump is trying to delay sitting for a deposition in the defamation case he brought against the British broadcaster until Jan 2027. In a filing this week, they asked a Florida court to compel Trump to appear in the $10 billion case after they say he canceled an agreed-upon date this week, citing “matters of national importance.” #law #FreePress https://apnews.com/article/trump-bbc-lawsuit-deposition-1c37f79ecf8b6006cd1403f572379cd7?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

"BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit" - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/13/bbc-trump-lawsuit-deposition #trump #bbc

BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit The President is apparently trying to duck his responsibility to respond to questions under oath in his bullshit lawsuit against the BBC. I would ask what he’s trying to hide but that would require more space than this internet contains. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/13/bbc-trump-lawsuit-deposition?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Lol. Get stuck in then. "BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit" "BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session" https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/13/bbc-trump-lawsuit-deposition