Judge insists Trump must be deposed in his $10B lawsuit against the BBC, warns it could be tossed in fight over records

CNN · NBC News, The Guardian and CBS News report that a federal magistrate judge in Miami has told President Donald Trump he must submit to questioning from BBC lawyers by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation case, and that the suit could be thrown out if his side keeps falling short on turning over material. That date could slip if District Judge Jeffrey T Kuntz extends the discovery schedule, which CNN says both sides consider possible.

Trump sued in December over a BBC documentary that stitched together two moments from his January 6, 2021, speech. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett concluded his lawyers had not searched thoroughly for internal records. The Guardian adds that she allowed 30 days to produce documents and refused to block videotaping of the seven-hour session. His team had canceled an Oct. 16 session, citing national business; CBS News says the BBC notes he held a Georgia rally and attended a Republican National Committee event that day. His side has offered January.

The judge also cleared the BBC to pursue club membership records from Mar-a-Lago, despite objections from Trump's attorney Alejandro Brito.

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