A judge ordered President-elect Donald Trump on Friday to appear in Florida next week for a deposition as part of his defamation lawsuit against ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos.
The judge said Trump must appear in person in the Southern District of Florida for the deposition at some point during the week and that questioning could last up to four hours. The judge also ordered Stephanopoulos to sit for a deposition next week but noted that he could appear remotely.
The order marks the latest development in a lawsuit Trump brought against Stephanopoulos this year over allegations the host defamed Trump by lying on television about the president-elect’s legal battles with former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll.
At issue are claims Stephanopoulos made in March during an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), when he said numerous times that Trump was found…
