Trump lists Murdoch’s ailments in request for speedy testimony

Donald Trump’s lawyers have filed a motion requesting Rupert Murdoch be deposed within 15 days in the A$15 billion lawsuit the president has brought against Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal, citing the mogul’s advanced age and listing multiple health issues.

In a motion filed in the US District Court overnight, Trump’s legal team argues that the deposition of Murdoch, founder of News Corp, which owns the Wall Street Journal, should be expedited because the media mogul “is 94 years old, has suffered from multiple health issues throughout his life, is believed to have suffered recent significant health scares, and is presumed to live in New York.”

Deposition is the legal name for a formal process in which a witness is questioned under oath outside of court, typically before trial, with the testimony recorded for later use in proceedings.