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Trump Says He Will Sue BBC for Up to $5 Billion Over Jan. 6 Speech Edit

The broadcaster apologized for a misleading edit, denying that defamation applies.

Overview

  • President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he plans to file a lawsuit next week seeking between $1 billion and $5 billion in damages.
  • The BBC issued a correction acknowledging its Panorama segment created the impression of a direct call to violence and said the sequence will not air again.
  • An external review reported that the program combined separate parts of Trump’s January 6, 2021 remarks, producing a misleading sense of a continuous exhortation.
  • BBC director-general Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness resigned after the controversy over the edit.
  • Trump’s lawyers set a Friday deadline for an apology and payment that passed without a settlement, the BBC refused compensation, and no suit had been filed as of Saturday; Trump said he intends to discuss the matter with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.