Summary
President Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion. He claims that a BBC documentary wrongly edited his January 6, 2021, speech to make it appear as if he urged people to attack the U.S. Capitol. The BBC has admitted an error in judgment regarding the edit but insists there was no attempt to hide issues raised about this.
Key Facts
- President Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over a documentary.
- The issue centers around a January 6, 2021, speech that was allegedly edited by the BBC's Panorama program.
- The speech edit made it appear as if Trump urged an attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- The BBC set a deadline of November 14 to retract the documentary or face legal action.
- The documentary was highlighted in a leaked memo that accused the BBC of anti-Trump bias.
- BBC chair Samir Shah apologized for the editing error.
- Trump's attorney accused the BBC of defamation under Florida law.
- The edited sections of the speech were originally over 50 minutes apart.
