Judge Lets BBC Serve Trump Children in $10 Billion Suit as Deposition Fight Continues
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 15
Judge Lets BBC Serve Trump Children in $10 Billion Suit as Deposition Fight Continues
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 15
Summary
A judge cleared the BBC to serve legal papers on Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump in Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation case, while the broadcaster still seeks a court order to compel Trump’s own deposition.
The suit stems from a Panorama episode that the BBC said was poorly edited, apologizing that it wrongly created the impression Trump had directly called for violent action on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trump had asked the court in August last year to block the BBC from deposing his children, but the broadcaster pressed ahead despite that effort.
The ruling marks a procedural win for the BBC as it resists a lawsuit that followed corrections and an apology, keeping the case focused on discovery rather than settlement.