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- U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled his deposition in the BBC defamation lawsuit on 28 September.
- BBC lawyers asked U.S. Judge Enjoliqué Lett to compel Trump’s testimony for the 16 October deposition.
- The lawsuit stems from a Panorama documentary that spliced Trump’s speech to suggest election-related violence.
- BBC director-general Tim Davie resigned after the corporation apologized for the editing error.
- BBC seeks dismissal, warns a chilling effect on reporting, and challenges Florida jurisdiction.