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The judge issued the warning in a court order, stating that failure to comply would lead to sanctions.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-18T03:25:26.450Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-17T16:35:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T03:25:26.450Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to a named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing and lacks independent corroboration.","critic":"Reports include quotes from the judge and Trump's legal team, and explain the background of the lawsuit.","hype":"Headlines and digests use strong language like 'threatens' and 'loses patience' without significant elaboration."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#BBC","#DefamationLawsuit","#CourtSanctions","#USPolitics"],"entities":["Donald Trump","British Broadcasting Corp","Enjolique A. 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The judge stated that the court had previously admonished the plaintiff for his lack of participation without success, and that strict compliance with court orders would be expected going forward, with failure to comply leading to sanctions."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The BBC is seeking to compel Trump to answer their questions in a deposition. Trump had attempted to postpone a deposition scheduled for Friday, citing \"other matters of national importance.\" The judge scheduled a hearing on the issue for Thursday. Trump sued the BBC in December over the broadcaster's use of a misleading edit of a speech he gave before January 6, 2021. The BBC has since apologized for the edit but denies defaming the president."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on deposition availability"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Spokesman-Review reported that in a filing earlier this week, the BBC stated Trump's lawyer told the news outlet that the president \"has no availability whatsoever for a deposition\" before the discovery period ends on December 18. The lawyer reportedly said Trump would be available in January, but did not provide a specific date. None of the other reports mention this specific detail about Trump's lawyer's statements regarding availability."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mention the specific details of the BBC's apology for the edit, stating only that the broadcaster apologized. The Spokesman-Review, the only full report, noted the BBC apologized but denied defaming the president. 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