The president’s legal team argued in a legal filing that discovery process for the media mogul should be expedited because of his age and health.

The president's lawyers cited the 94-year-old media mogul's age and health issues as reasons for their request.

The defamation lawsuit, filed on July 18, took a personal turn, with Trump's legal team seeking to expedite a deposition of Rupert Murdoch. In court documents, Trump asked a federal court in Miami to compel Murdoch to answer questions under oath within 15 days.