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Trump’s BBC Lawsuit Gets a Deposition Deadline
· New York time
A federal judge says President Trump must sit for a deposition with BBC lawyers by Dec. 11 in his ongoing defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster. The order makes testimony a scheduled obligation in the litigation rather than a date to be determined indefinitely. A deposition is part of gathering evidence, not a ruling that either side has won. The case remains a lawsuit, and a deadline for answering lawyers’ questions should not be mistaken for a judicial assessment of the ultimate claims. Court calendars can move a dispute forward without resolving it. For Trump and the BBC, the practical consequence is preparation for a formal questioning session within the court’s timetable. For anyone accustomed to the elastic scheduling of political announcements, the date offers a different kind of deadline. “Soon” is an adaptable word; Dec. 11 has a more demanding personality. Litigation has a way of converting sweeping public arguments into tightly managed procedural tasks. The dispute may involve a president and a major broadcaster, but the next requirement is recognizable to anyone who has received a calendar invitation they cannot casually decline. The court has supplied the date. The parties must supply the lawyers, preparation and answers rather than another announcement about eventual availability.
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