Judge Threatens To Sanction Trump After He Backs Out Of Deposition In $10 Billion BBC Case - Yahoo News Canada
ToplineA federal magistrate judge threatened Friday to levy sanctions against President Donald Trump for failing to "participate" in his own defamation lawsuit against the BBC, after the broadcaster informed the court that Trump had backed out of a planned deposition in the case and suggested he couldn't be interviewed until next year. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he departs the White House on October 12 in Washington, DC. Key FactsMagistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett issued an order Friday directing Trump to file a response to the BBC regarding his deposition by Oct. 22, noting the court had already "admonished" the president for his "lack of participation" in the case "to no avail. "Failing to "strict[ly]" comply with the court's schedule for discovery in the case, Lett wrote Friday, "will lead to sanctions. "Trump has sued the BBC for $10 billion, claiming the broadcaster allegedly defamed him by "deceptively" editing a video of the president's speech on Jan. 6, 2021 for a 2024 documentary, in order to falsely suggest Trump was trying to incite violence on Jan. 6 and bias viewers against him in the 2024 election.
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