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Judge Schedules October 22 Hearing Over Trump Deposition Date

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

BBC attorneys filed a motion asking Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett to compel President Donald Trump to confirm a deposition date.
President Donald Trump’s lawyers cancelled the October 16 2026 deposition, citing matters of national importance.
Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett scheduled a discovery hearing for October 22 2026 to address the forced-deposition request.
President Donald Trump’s team proposed moving the deposition to the second or third week of January 2027, after the discovery deadline.

History

Historical Context

On July 24 1974 the U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-0 ruling authored by Chief Justice Warren Burger, ordered President Richard Nixon to surrender Oval Office tapes, rejecting an absolute executive privilege. That decision set a binding precedent that courts can compel presidential evidence. Today Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett is invoking the same principle to force former President Donald Trump’s deposition.

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Story summary

BBC attorneys filed a motion asking Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett to compel President Donald Trump to confirm a deposition date.
President Donald Trump’s lawyers cancelled the October 16 2026 deposition, citing matters of national importance.
Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett scheduled a discovery hearing for October 22 2026 to address the forced-deposition request.
President Donald Trump’s team proposed moving the deposition to the second or third week of January 2027, after the discovery deadline.

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