US EditionTrump sues BBC for $5 billion, claims defamation from Panorama documentary
Trump alleges BBC edited his Jan. 6 speech to distort his message and seeks $5 billion for defamation and violations of Florida trade laws.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced he planned to file suit against the British Broadcasting Corporation within days, saying `They had me saying things that I never said.`
- The dispute stems from a Panorama episode that spliced parts of Trump’s January 6, 2021 speech at the Ellipse, Washington, D.C., into a 12-second clip, omitting peaceful calls, and premiered on October 28, 2024.
- The BBC apologised and said its edit gave the mistaken impression of a direct call for violent action, agreed never to re-air the segment, and the leaked report prompted resignations of Tim Davie, director-general, and Deborah Turness, head of news.
- Trump’s legal team has threatened to sue for between one billion and five billion dollars, with U.K. statute of limitations time-barred, making U.S. courts the likely venue amid jurisdictional hurdles.
- Media-Law experts caution that U.S. defamation claims face steep hurdles, with Mark Stephens CBE saying a libel trial would scrutinize Trump’s January 6 conduct and BBC internal reviews.
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Donald Trump filed a complaint against the BBC, accusing him of manipulating his remarks in a video montage. ...
For the misleading editing of his January 6 speech used in a documentary (ANSA)
US President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC over the editing of his 2021 State of the Union address, the Guardian reports. According to court documents filed in Florida, Trump accuses the British public broadcaster of defamation and violation of a trade practices law, seeking $5 billion in damages on each count. Trump's legal team says the BBC "intentionally, maliciously and deceptively manipulated" the president's …
U.S. President Donald Trump gave the BBC court a statement on the publication of his speech on 6 January 2021 in a paper on Panorama, a statement by BBC.
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hna.deUS President Donald Trump filed a defamation suit on Monday for ten billion dollars against the British BBC station.
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