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Trump sued BBC over edited Panorama segment
First reported Oct 22, 12:37 PM ET · Latest Oct 22, 12:49 PM ET · Explainer updated Oct 22, 1:03 PM ET
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Where things stand
BBC News reports that former President Donald Trump has been ordered to answer questions under oath in the lawsuit he filed against the BBC. The case concerns a Panorama episode that combined two separate parts of a speech Trump gave in 2021.
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What changed
This is the first report detailing the court’s order for Trump to testify under oath; earlier coverage only noted that Trump had filed the suit over the edited footage.
Questions we’re following
- The reports do not explain the specific legal claims each side is making, nor how the edited footage might have altered the meaning of Trump’s original remarks. Open
Background
Trump alleges the BBC’s Panorama program misrepresented his remarks by splicing together different sections of a 2021 speech, which he claims is defamatory. In response, the BBC has taken legal action, leading to a court requiring Trump to provide sworn testimony as part of the dispute.
What to watch
No further court dates or procedural milestones have been reported.
Timeline of reporting
- Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit — BBC News
Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.
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