A federal judge on Thursday ordered Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.

The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett came as lawyers for the British broadcaster complained that Trump had delayed his appearance. Charles Tobin, attorney for the BBC, said that with two months left in the discovery period, “we still haven’t been able to depose the plaintiff.”

He noted there was an agreed-upon date of Oct. 16, but that Trump had canceled it for a “matter of national importance.” Tobin said the Republican president was in fact campaigning in Georgia that day. “He was participating in party politics and prioritized that over sitting for the deposition,” Tobin said.

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    5 days ago

    After seeing him glitching out today, I’m questioning whether or not he’ll be alive or mentally able to sit for deposition.

    I saw my dad do this and a few weeks later he could not even talk, then he was gone.

    Dementia Donnie is running out of time.