Trump ordered to testify in $10bn BBC lawsuit discovery

A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump to answer questions under oath from BBC lawyers by December 11 as part of his $10bn lawsuit against the broadcaster. The case concerns a BBC documentary that combined separate excerpts from a speech Trump gave before the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Judge Enjolique Lett rejected Trump’s request to delay questioning until January and allowed the session to be recorded, with access initially restricted to lawyers involved in the case. She also gave Trump’s team 30 days to provide documents requested by the BBC, which has apologised for the edit but denies that Trump has grounds for a defamation claim.