Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1bn over an edit of a speech he gave on January 6 2021 if it does not meet a series of demands by Friday, deepening a crisis at the broadcaster.
A spokesperson for the US president’s legal team said on Monday that the broadcaster had “defamed” Trump by “intentionally and deceitfully editing” the clip, which aired in October 2024, to “interfere” in last year’s presidential election.
Trump gave the speech on the day his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington and the controversy over the edit has already led to the departure of two top BBC executives.
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