Overview
- Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he plans to file a lawsuit next week seeking between $1 billion and $5 billion.
- The BBC issued a retraction, said the edit created a mistaken impression of a direct call for violent action, and confirmed the Panorama episode will not be rebroadcast.
- Chair Samir Shah sent a personal apology letter to the White House, while the corporation maintains there is no valid defamation claim and declines to pay compensation.
- The BBC argues the program was not distributed on its U.S. channels, the edit was to shorten a lengthy speech rather than to mislead, and any harm is undercut by Trump's re-election.
- Director-General Tim Davie and News chief Deborah Turness resigned, the BBC is reviewing a reported similar 2022 Newsnight edit, and legal experts say Trump would face significant hurdles in U.K. and U.S. courts.