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BBC Apologizes to Trump Over Panorama Edit as President Vows Up to $5 Billion Lawsuit

Legal experts say a defamation case faces steep jurisdictional and timing barriers.

A view of the logo outside the BBC Headquarters in London, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Pedestrians are reflected as they walk outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Pedestrian walks outside the BBC Headquarters in London, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Overview

  • The BBC published a formal retraction and said Chair Samir Shah sent a personal apology to the White House over a Panorama edit that created a mistaken impression of a direct call for violent action.
  • The broadcaster said the programme will not be rebroadcast and asserted there is no basis for a defamation claim, rejecting any compensation to the president.
  • President Trump told reporters he plans to file suit next week seeking between $1 billion and $5 billion after his lawyers’ earlier demand for a retraction, apology and payment by a set deadline.
  • The corporation confirmed it is examining a separate 2022 Newsnight segment flagged for potentially similar misleading edits of the same Jan. 6 speech.
  • Director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness have resigned, and analysts note obstacles to any case including U.S. actual-malice standards, limited U.K. timeframes and the programme’s restricted U.S. distribution.