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A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11, 2026, in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC, as reported on October 22, 2026. Trump filed the suit in December 2025 over a Panorama episode that he alleges improperly edited together two different sections of a speech he delivered in 2021. The order requires Trump to answer questions under oath in connection with the case, though he has historically sought to avoid depositions. The deposition represents a significant step in the ongoing legal proceeding.