Overview
- Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he plans to file the lawsuit as early as next week.
- He said he will seek between $1 billion and $5 billion in damages related to the BBC documentary.
- He intends to raise the dispute in a phone call with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- The BBC sent a formal apology letter but said the edit was not defamatory, declined compensation, and noted the program did not air in the United States.
- The documentary aired last October and spliced parts of a January 2021 speech, a controversy that prompted leadership resignations at the BBC including the chair.