# Judge threatens Trump with sanctions if he does not testify in BBC lawsuit

https://mins.news/en/item/103869

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-16 23:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-16/judge-threatens-trump-with-sanctions-to-testify-in-bbc-lawsuit?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad2b3897a00e50001c2674a

> A judge warned that President Donald Trump could face sanctions if he fails to attend a required deposition in the $10 billion defamation case he brought against the British Broadcasting Corp.

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