"His lawyers said the broadcaster must retract a controversial documentary by Friday or face a lawsuit for "no less" than $1 billion. The letter follows the resignation of BBC Director General Tim Davie and Chief Executive of News Deborah Turness on Sunday, after claims that a documentary aired by the flagship Panorama program misled viewers. The program allegedly spliced two separate excerpts from one of Trump's speeches, creating the impression that he was inciting the January 6 Capitol riot."
"Separately, BBC Chairman Samir Shah on Monday apologized for the "error of judgment" in the broadcast titled "Trump: A Second Chance?" which aired days before the 2024 US presidential election. He said the publicly funded broadcaster accepts "that the way the speech was edited did give the impression of a direct call for violent action." He rejected claims of systemic bias in the broadcaster's news reporting."
Donald Trump's lawyers sent a letter to the BBC accusing the broadcaster of defaming him and demanding a full retraction, apology, and appropriate compensation by November 14, threatening a lawsuit of no less than $1 billion. The demand followed resignations of BBC Director General Tim Davie and News Chief Executive Deborah Turness after claims that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by splicing two separate excerpts to create the impression Trump incited the January 6 Capitol riot. The BBC said it will review the letter and respond, and its chairman apologized for the broadcast's "error of judgment" while rejecting systemic bias claims.
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