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1. upcomingOct 22

   Magistrate judge set to hold discovery hearing touching on dispute — Magistrate judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett has scheduled a discovery hearing for October 22 that is expected to address whether Trump will be compelled to sit for the deposition.

2. 2 Yesterday

   Trump's legal team defends the lawsuit as election-interference accountability

   A spokesperson for Trump's legal team characterized the BBC's editing of the speech as malicious and part of a pattern of biased coverage, framing the lawsuit as holding the network accountable.

   “The formerly respected and now disgraced BBC defamed President Trump by intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively doctoring his speech in a brazen attempt to interfere in the 2024 Presidential Election…”

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     NEW: Citing 'other matters of national importance,' Trump cancels his pre-election deposition in defamation suit he filed over BBC documentary. He was to be questioned under oath on Friday. Trump's lawyers say he can't spare time for at least next 2 months

     joshgerstein.bsky.socialBluesky8h ago766▲view on Bluesky ↗

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     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…

     cdarwin@c.imMastodon7h ago22▲view on Mastodon ↗
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     If anyone, anyone on Trump’s squad knew their arse from their elbow they could have told him this. Could be one of them did, he's not exactly known for listening to them. But then again he's probably fired every competent lawyer at this point (I'm surprised any lawyer works for him given his track record and how toxic the association is at this…

     AnUnassumingAccountr/politics2h agoview on r/politics ↗

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3. 1 Yesterday

   BBC files motion to compel Trump's deposition

   In a Tuesday filing, the BBC's lawyers asked the federal judge to force Trump to confirm a deposition date and location, noting that seven BBC witnesses have already been deposed while Trump, the case's central figure, has not been scheduled at all with only two months of discovery left.

   “Nearly eight months into discovery, after seven depositions of BBC witnesses, and with only two months of discovery remaining, the BBC still has not been able to depose, and does not even have a schedule to depose, the most central figure in this case: Plaintiff himself…”

   1. 2 outlets BBC Challenges Trump Team After Deposition Is Canceled

      first by NewsMax.com, 13h ago · also Politico

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      • Trump cancels deposition in BBC case, lawyers say Politico · 13h ago
4. backgroundSep 28

   Trump's lawyers cancel his October 16 deposition — After months of negotiation over a secure location, Trump's legal team told BBC counsel he would not sit for the agreed Friday deposition, citing unspecified national business, and later suggested availability only in mid-to-late January.

5. backgroundDec 15, 2025

   Trump files $10bn defamation suit against the BBC — Trump sued the BBC in Florida, accusing it of violating the state's Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act over a Panorama documentary that edited together comments from his January 6, 2021 rally speech. The BBC has apologized for the error.