Trump seeks to block Jack Smith deposition in BBC defamation suit
Why is BBC reporting "there is lots of frustration with Zelenskyy around the world, which explains Trump's being mad with Ukraine" I have a Q: will you report it exactly like this when Trump is yet again "mad" with the UK leading you into full ultra right submission that will close down your shop?
Olga Nesterova163My job is to ask questions. BBC's job, apparently, is to spread...let's call it "opinions".
Jon Sekelsky14Zelensky crossed a line when he…defended his country and his people. I used to like the BBC.
paulapooh.bsky.social10So, now of all times, the bbc is jumping on the trump train?.....they must have been supporting his criminal ass all along, cuz who in their right mind would jump on now?
Vje8I watched a BBC report about this the other day. They gave no context about Trump's awful policies. Won't be watching them anymore.
One Autistic Senior Citizen🇨🇦8We support Ukraine here in Canada. Except for the MAGA maple loving separatists. They side with anything their idol Trump says. 🇺🇦🇨🇦
Christian Radnedge7BBC News is currently not fit for purpose. Their domestic reporting is also shocking.
Wondering what will make Trump finally declare Uncle on his lawsuit against BBC: 1) A deposition 2) Being required to comply w/discovery 3) A Jack Smith deposition 4) A Kimberly Guilfoyle deposition
Tony Colletti12Please, BBC, keep pursuing this case and force Trump’s deposition. Ideally, make the full deposition available for the public.
Editor's Note6The fact that someone can bring such a suit and then simply declare "uncle" to back out of it is obscene.
He has sat for depositions before and knows he can just lie without worrying that anyone will be able to disprove them. But he won’t ever allow himself to be subject to discovery because documents don’t lie. So if nothing else compels him to end his suit, discovery will.
Pla†inum_Hear†35. All of the above.
johnnyservice.bsky.social2Likely not the first or last time he'll lose out to a BBC
Amalia Sancha1Just delay delay delay. No need to quit.
The BBC has requested that Jack Smith testify in Trump’s $10B January 6th coverage lawsuit against the network. The deposition would focus primarily on DonaldTrump’s “state of mind”
rayinrichmond.bsky.social1Whatever is left of that orange turd's life is going to be nightmarish. Let's hope he doesn't destroy us all in the process.
TheRoadie.1Trump's lawyer's response was pretty funny. "He has no idea what TRump's state of mind was". Uh I think after years of investigations and a statement that he has "irrefutable evidence that Trump is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" might give him a little insight.
![Plaintiff cannot seriously dispute the injustice of blocking Mr. Smith's testimony. This
Court has made clear that "Defendant is entitled to discover the contours of [Plaintiff's] message" in his Ellipse speech and the "impression that [Plaintiff] fomented violence," including "whether that impression was given or received; if that impression was given or received, whether [Plaintiff] gave it intentionally or otherwise; the breadth of the audience of the message and impression; and the extent of any resulting injury or harm." Omnibus Order at 9. It is difficult to imagine a more authoritative source on these issues than Mr. Smith, who spent years gathering evidence on those topics with the force of the Justice Department and the power of the grand jury behind him.
No one forced Plaintiff to file this lawsuit and to dispute that his speech on January 6 incited the violence that followed at the Capitol. But as long as he chooses to maintain the case, he cannot commit the fundamental injustice of preventing the BBC from obtaining the evidence it needs to robusty defend itself on every element of his claim, including Plaintiff's burden to prove falsity.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:44vryxuypemvgsck5xkhppf3/bafkreidn3xpp2xdqsxi2at4gyfla7dwbjgt5l5o46ele7mtr4qriwpytyy)
