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  "title": "BBC asks judge to compel Trump to set date for testimony in US$10b lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/bbc-asks-judge-to-compel-trump-to-set-date-for-testimony-in-us-10b",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T01:48:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/10/15/bbc-asks-judge-to-compel-trump-to-set-date-for-testimony-in-us10b-lawsuit/239169"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BBC seeks to compel 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 filings. Trump's legal team had previously agreed to a deposition on October 16, but later proposed shifting the date to January, as reported by the BBC. The BBC's attorneys filed a request with a Florida federal court on Tuesday, asking for Trump to set a date for the deposition and to address the matter at an upcoming October 22 hearing. The case, which centers around a BBC documentary's editing of a Trump speech before the January 6, 2021, storming of the US Capitol by his supporters, is scheduled for trial in February 2027. The BBC has been engaged in discovery for nearly eight months, conducting seven depositions of its witnesses, but still lacks a schedule to depose Trump, who is central to the case, according to the BBC's legal team. Trump filed the lawsuit against the BBC in December 2025, seeking at least US$5 billion for each of two counts. The BBC documentary in question combined two separate sections of Trump's January 6, 2021, speech, creating the appearance that he had explicitly called for supporters to attack the Capitol. The broadcaster has apologized for the incident, causing the resignation of several senior executives, but denies causing Trump any real harm and has sought to dismiss the case.",
  "summary": "MIAMI, Oct 15 — The BBC has asked a judge to order US President Donald Trump to set a firm date to give swor...",
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