Overview
- Trump told Fox News he feels an "obligation" to sue and has given the BBC until Friday night to retract, apologize and propose compensation before he files in Florida, according to his lawyer’s demand letter.
- The BBC confirmed it has received the letter from Trump’s attorney and said it will respond in due course.
- BBC chairman Samir Shah apologized to Parliament for a Panorama edit that spliced separate lines from Trump’s Jan. 6 speech and omitted his call to protest peacefully, saying it created a misleading impression.
- Director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness resigned earlier this week, and Davie told staff the organization must "fight for our journalism."
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy defended the BBC’s standing and said she will shortly publish a green paper to launch a review of governance and funding, as media lawyers warn a UK defamation claim is likely out of time.