Trump ordered to testify in $10bn BBC lawsuit discovery: What happens now?
Trump could face sanctions, including dismissal of his lawsuit, if he fails to cooperate with questioning.
United States President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in the discovery stage of his $10bn lawsuit against the BBC, a federal judge has ruled, warning that failure to cooperate could lead to the dismissal of his case.
The dispute centres on a BBC documentary which combined separate excerpts from a speech he gave before the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
The broadcaster has apologised for the edit but denies that Trump has grounds for a defamation claim. Here is what the ruling means and how the case reached this point.
Trump’s lawyers contend that viewers in Florida could have accessed the programme through BritBox or by using a virtual private network (VPN), which can disguise a user’s location. The BBC says the documentary was not available on BritBox International or its international website.