Federal Judge Sets December 11 Deadline for Trump Deposition in $10 Billion BBC Defamation Suit

US Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett issued an order on Thursday requiring President Donald Trump to appear for a deposition by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The ruling followed complaints from the broadcaster's legal team that Trump had stalled his scheduled testimony. BBC attorney Charles Tobin told the court that roughly two months remain in the discovery period and the plaintiff has still not been deposed. Tobin said the parties had agreed to October 16, but Trump cancelled, citing a matter of national importance; the lawyer stated the Republican president was instead campaigning in Georgia that day. The case pits the sitting US president against the UK's public broadcaster over a $10 billion claim.