President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a misleadingly edited quote in a documentary it aired in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. The lawsuit might end up with Trump answering questions under oath.

On Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett ordered Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 or face possible sanctions, up to dismissal of his lawsuit.

The BBC’s lawyers have complained that Trump has delayed his appearance in his own lawsuit. One BBC attorney said that with two months left in the discovery period, “we still haven’t been able to depose the plaintiff.”

Trump was supposed to sit for the deposition Oct. 16 but canceled, citing a “matter of national importance.” He spent that day campaigning in Georgia and later attended a Republican National Committee fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.

The case stems from the BBC documentary “Trump: A Second Chance?,” which spliced together different parts of Trump’s Jan.…