πŸ“° What Happened
A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in his $10bn lawsuit against the BBC. The questioning must happen by 11 December. If he refuses, the judge could throw the case out. Magistrate judge EnjoliquΓ© Lett said Trump's lawyers had handed over almost nothing useful. She gave them 30 days to produce internal documents. She also let the BBC seek records from Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Florida club. Trump's team wanted to move the session to January and keep it off camera. The judge allowed video, but said only lawyers in the case can watch it.
πŸ” The Backstory
The case comes from a Panorama documentary. The programme edited together things Trump said at a rally on 6 January 2021, before the Capitol riot. Trump says the edit damaged his reputation and his business. His team sued in Florida using a state law on unfair trade practices, even though the programme was hard to watch there. A date for questioning was set for 16 October. Trump's lawyers cancelled, saying he had matters of national importance. The BBC said he was campaigning in Georgia that day. Both sides must share evidence by 18 December.
🎯 Why It Matters
The case tests whether a sitting president must follow the same court rules as everyone else. It also makes a $10bn claim over a TV edit a live political fight.

A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in his $10bn lawsuit against the BBC. The questioning must happen by 11 December. If he refuses, the judge could throw the case out. Magistrate judge EnjoliquΓ© Lett said Trump's lawyers had handed over almost nothing useful. She gave them 30 days to produce internal documents. She also let the BBC seek records from Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Florida club. Trump's team wanted to move the session to January and keep it off camera. The judge allowed video, but said only lawyers in the case can watch it.

The case comes from a Panorama documentary. The programme edited together things Trump said at a rally on 6 January 2021, before the Capitol riot. Trump says the edit damaged his reputation and his business. His team sued in Florida using a state law on unfair trade practices, even though the programme was hard to watch there. A date for questioning was set for 16 October. Trump's lawyers cancelled, saying he had matters of national importance. The BBC said he was campaigning in Georgia that day. Both sides must share evidence by 18 December.

The case tests whether a sitting president must follow the same court rules as everyone else. It also makes a $10bn claim over a TV edit a live political fight.

πŸ“° Source: News Source
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