BBC apologizes to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim
Lawyers for the US president threatened on Sunday to sue the BBC for damages of up to $1 billion unless it withdrew the "Panorama" news program, which doctored a trump speech on January 6, 2021.
Chief Executive of BBC News Deborah Turness speaks to the media after she and Director General of BBC Tim Davie resigned following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by US President Donald Trump, in London, Britain, November 10, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Jack Taylor/File Photo)ByREUTERSUpdated: