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  "id": 16063171,
  "title": "Trump ordered to sit for deposition in $10 billion BBC lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-ordered-to-sit-for-deposition-in-10-billion-bbc-lawsuit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:29:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/10/22/trump-bbc-lawsuit-december-deposition-deadline"
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  "summary": "A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of one of his speeches that the president's lawyers say was misleading. Why it matters: The order will likely force Trump to answer questions under oath in a legal battle he started. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be…",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump ordered to testify under oath in US$10bil BBC lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-ordered-to-testify-under-oath-in-us-10bil-bbc-lawsuit",
        "published": "2026-10-22T16:54:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Trump ordered to sit for deposition in his $14bn BBC lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-ordered-to-sit-for-deposition-in-his-14bn-bbc-lawsuit",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:14:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Trump ordered to sit for deposition in defamation case against BBC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-ordered-to-sit-for-deposition-in-defamation-case-against-bbc",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:22:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Trump ordered to sit for deposition in defamation case against BBC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-ordered-to-sit-for-deposition-in-defamation-case-against-bbc-16078140",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:22:16.000Z"
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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."
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