Overview
- The BBC published a retraction accepting that its Panorama edit of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech created a mistaken impression of a direct call for violent action.
- Chair Samir Shah sent a personal apology to the White House and the broadcaster removed the episode, saying it will not air again in its current form.
- The corporation rejected Trump’s demand for compensation and said there is no basis for a defamation claim, though its lawyers replied to his legal team.
- Trump’s attorneys threatened a $1 billion suit with a Friday deadline; reports differ on whether any case has been filed, with his lawyers saying none has.
- The BBC opened an inquiry into a reported similar Newsnight edit from 2022, after resignations of director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness earlier this week.