Trump Must Answer Questions Under Oath in BBC Lawsuit
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Donald Trump must answer questions under oath. This is part of his lawsuit against the BBC.
Trump is suing the BBC about a TV show. The show is called Panorama.
The BBC made this show about a speech by Trump. He gave the speech in 2021.
Panorama joined two different parts of the speech together. This made the speech look different.
Trump says this was not fair. He is now taking the BBC to court.
A court has now told Trump to answer questions. He must do this under oath.
Under oath means he must tell the full truth. If he lies, he can get in trouble.
The case is still going on. We do not know the final result yet.
Vocabulary2 words
- oath
- a serious promise to tell the truth
- lawsuit
- when someone takes a problem to court
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1. Donald Trump 2. Panorama 3. False
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Donald Trump must answer _____ under oath.
This is part of his _____ against the BBC.
Trump is suing the BBC about a _____ show.
The show is called _____.
The BBC made this show about a _____ by Trump.
He gave the speech in _____.
Panorama joined two different parts of the speech _____.
Trump says this was not _____.
A _____ has now told Trump to answer questions.
The case is still _____ on.
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