Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order from U. S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett came as the BBC’s lawyers complained that Trump had delayed his appearance. Attorney Charles Tobin said that with two months left in the discovery period, “we still haven’t been able to depose the plaintiff. ”He noted there was an agreed-upon date of Oct. 16, but that the...
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