Trump files $5bn lawsuit against BBC over Panorama edit

Donald Trump has filed a defamation suit against the BBC, alleging the corporation's Panorama documentary portrayed him successful a "false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious" manner.

The ailment relates to the broadcaster's editing of a code helium made successful 2021 connected the time his supporters overran the Capitol building.

Clips were spliced unneurotic from sections of the US president's code connected January 6 2021 to marque it look helium told supporters helium was going to locomotion to the US Capitol with them to "fight similar hell".

It aired successful the documentary Trump: A Second Chance?, which was broadcast by the BBC the week earlier past year's US election.

The US president is seeking damages of nary little than $5bn. He has filed the suit successful Florida.

The ungraded erupted earlier this twelvemonth aft a leaked memo highlighted concerns implicit the mode the clips were edited.

After the leak, BBC seat Samir Shah apologised connected behalf of the broadcaster implicit an "error of judgement" and accepted the editing of the 2024 documentary gave "the content of a nonstop telephone for convulsive action".

The fallout from the saga led to the resignation of some the BBC director-general Tim Davie and the caput of quality Deborah Turness.

Earlier, BBC News reported the broadcaster had acceptable retired 5 main arguments successful a missive to Mr Trump's ineligible squad arsenic to wherefore it did not judge determination was a ground for a defamation claim.

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