{"id":2689794,"date":"2026-10-22T19:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T23:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-orders-trump-to-sit-for-taped-deposition-before-deadline\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T23:15:01","slug":"federal-judge-orders-trump-to-sit-for-taped-deposition-before-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-orders-trump-to-sit-for-taped-deposition-before-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Orders Trump to Sit for Taped Deposition Before Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-orders-trump-to-sit-for-taped-deposition-before-deadline%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2689794&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A federal judge in Florida on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 or face case dismissal in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The current deadline for discovery is Dec. 18, and the BBC attorneys are arguing that a deposition by Trump is essential to the discovery process, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-sit-deposition-10-billion-defamation-lawsuit-bbc-jan-6-rcna605034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The president was to sit for a deposition Oct. 16, but canceled it for a \u201cmatter of national importance.\u201d The BBC\u2019s lawyers alleged the matter was a political rally and a fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382\/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382.1.0_6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed the suit<\/a> last December, stating the BBC aired a \u201cfalse, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction\u201d of him during its program \u201cPanorama\u201d one week before the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The clip in question spliced together comments from his speech at the Ellipse at a \u201cStop the Steal\u201d rally, which took place ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol incursion, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/trump-ordered-testify-bbc-defamation-case-1236921626\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>. The edit made it seem like Trump said, \u201cWe\u2019re going to walk down to the Capitol \u2026 and I\u2019ll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VIDEO: In a bombshell expos\u00e9 that has ignited calls for a full investigation into the BBC\u2019s impartiality, an internal whistleblower memo obtained by \u2018The Telegraph\u2019 accuses the broadcaster of \u201cdoctoring\u201d footage from President Donald Trump\u2019s January 6, 2021, speech in its \u2018Panorama\u2019 broadcast by splicing unrelated phrases to falsely portray him urging supporters to \u201cfight like hell\u201d as they marched on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/1985457264258662406?\">November 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In actuality, the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a5mzq6SilMI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cAnd after this\u2026we\u2019re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we\u2019re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women \u2026 I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol Building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 50 minutes later, at the end of the speech, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-capitol-siege-media-e79eb5164613d6718e9f4502eb471f27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cAnd we fight. We fight like hell \u2026 So we\u2019re going to, we\u2019re going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue \u2026 And we\u2019re going to the Capitol, and we\u2019re going to try and give\u2026 [W]e\u2019re going to try and give our Republicans, the weak ones, because the strong ones don\u2019t need any of our help. We\u2019re going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jg7CnaYM83s?si=gkws4UAaL81dlQqC\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The BBC later issued an apology for the program, and the head of the network and its top news executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3vn25d5dq7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resigned<\/a> last November. The documentary did not air in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In a Wednesday court filing, Trump\u2019s lawyers said that he is available to be deposed between Jan. 11-22, 2027, and asserted that the BBC was \u201cwrong to claim that President Trump is avoiding his deposition in this action,\u201d according to Variety.<\/p>\n<p>In her ruling, Lett said that Trump must sit for the deposition by Dec. 11 or face sanctions, up to dismissal of his suit, unless the federal district court judge overseeing the case extends the discovery period past Dec. 18.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the deposition date, a spokesman for Trump\u2019s personal legal team said in a statement to NBC News that \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s powerhouse lawsuit is holding the BBC accountable for its defamation and reckless election interference just as he has held other fake news mainstream media responsible for their wrongdoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both ABC and CBS\u2019s parent company Paramount agreed to settle lawsuits with Trump over their 2024 coverage of the presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-judge-hands-trump-big-win-lawsuit-abc-george-stephanopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrongly reported<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/14\/nx-s1-5229089\/abc-e-jean-carroll-trump-george-stephanopoulos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2024<\/a> that Trump was found \u201cliable for rape\u201d in a civil suit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. In actuality, the suit brought by Carroll found Trump sexually abused and defamed her, but the jury did not find him guilty of rape. ABC agreed to pay Trump $16 million in the settlement.<\/p>\n<p>Further, Paramount paid him $16 million for a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview of Kamala Harris that aired just prior to the 2024 election, in which the network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-one-bites-dust-cbs-settles-trump-infamous-kamala-60-minutes-segment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spliced an answer <\/a>she gave to an entirely different question.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Remember Kamala\u2019s word salad answer about Israel on 60 Minutes? It\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n<p>This is what many Americans will now see. https:\/\/t.co\/H4w7btDv6x<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MAZE (@mazemoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mazemoore\/status\/1843664856446316758?\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The settlements from both suits are going toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/payback-trumps-presidential-library-getting-started-just-look-got-first-37-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump\u2019s presidential library<\/a> fund.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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