Overview
- Trump told reporters the filing will likely come next week and that he may seek between $1 billion and $5 billion in damages.
- The BBC says the Panorama documentary was not broadcast in the United States and was geo‑blocked on iPlayer, arguing this undercuts jurisdiction and damages.
- The corporation acknowledged the edit created a mistaken impression of a direct call to violent action and issued a personal apology to Trump but refuses to pay or retract beyond the correction.
- Trump’s lawyers delivered demands for a full retraction, a formal apology and at least $1 billion, and senior campaign officials say filings are being prepared in Florida federal and state courts.
- Director‑General Tim Davie and News chief Deborah Turness resigned over the episode as BBC lawyers deny malice and question claims of reputational harm.