Judge Threatens Trump With Sanctions for Bailing on $10 Billion BBC Defamation Deposition
The president did not attend Friday's deposition hearing in Florida and instead attended GOP campaign events in Georgia The post Judge Threatens Trump With Sanctions for Bailing on $10 Billion BBC Defamation Deposition appeared first on TheWrap .
A federal judge warned President Donald Trump he could face sanctions for not attending a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation. Trump initially sued the BBC in December, alleging the network defamed him in a "Panorama" documentary. The BBC apologized but maintained the edit was accurate.
The president seeks $5 billion for defamation and another $5 billion under Florida's deceptive trade practices law. U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué A. Lett stated the president had repeatedly ignored court-ordered "meet and confer" obligations and will face sanctions if he continues to avoid compliance. Trump was set to give a deposition on Friday, but his lawyers canceled the session, citing "matters of national importance."
The lawsuit accuses the BBC of defaming Trump by editing a clip of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech to make him appear as if he was urging his supporters to storm the Capitol. The documentary aired in October 2024, just before the presidential election. In March, the BBC filed to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing Trump couldn't prove the documentary harmed his reputation since he won the election.
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