BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit
The gist
The BBC asked a US judge to compel Trump's deposition in its $10bn defamation case.
His sworn account is central to whether the spliced 2021 speech defamed him.
How it unfolded
- 2021Trump made a speech that a Panorama documentary spliced together from two parts, giving the impression he incited the Capitol riot.
- 2026 -05The BBC tried to serve subpoenas on Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in Miami but was prevented by Secret Service officers guarding their home; it also tried unsuccessfully to serve papers on Donald Trump Jr at Trump Tower in New York.
- 2026 -07Trump's lawyers agreed that Trump would testify on October 16, subject to an agreement to keep the location and other details secret for security reasons.