{
  "id": 14545278,
  "title": "BBC accuses Trump of dodging deposition in US$10bil defamation suit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/bbc-accuses-trump-of-dodging-deposition-in-us-10bil-defamation-suit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T21:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/10/15/bbc-accuses-trump-of-dodging-deposition-in-us-10bil-defamation-suit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The BBC has sought a judge's order compelling US President Donald Trump to set a specific date for providing sworn testimony in his US$10-billion defamation lawsuit against the network, according to court documents. Trump's legal team had previously agreed to the deposition on October 16 but later proposed shifting it to January. The BBC's lawyers requested the Florida federal court to compel Trump to determine a deposition date and to address this matter at a scheduled hearing on October 22. The defamation case, which centers around the BBC's editing of a Trump speech before his supporters' Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, is slated for trial in February 2027. With only two months of discovery left, the BBC has yet to depose the central figure in the case: the president himself.",
  "summary": "The case revolves around a BBC documentary's editing of a Donald Trump speech before his supporters stormed the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "BBC accuses Trump of dodging deposition in US$10bil defamation suit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/bbc-accuses-trump-of-dodging-deposition-in-us-10bil-defamation-suit-14546278",
        "published": "2026-10-14T21:19:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}