LONDON, Oct 23 (Bernama-PA Media/dpa) -- US President Donald Trump must give an interview under oath before the end of the year as part of his US$10 billion defamation case against the BBC, a US court has ruled, reported PA Media/dpa.
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A US judge ordered President Trump to provide a sworn deposition by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, or risk dismissal. The ruling addresses delays in the pre-trial discovery process.
- Judge Enjoliqué Lett mandated the deposition to resolve complaints about delayed pre-trial evidence disclosure.
- BBC lawyers noted Trump cancelled a previously scheduled deposition to campaign in Georgia.
- The lawsuit concerns the editing of a 2024 Panorama documentary about the January 6 Capitol riots.
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