US EditionBBC 'determined to fight' any Trump legal action, chairman tells staff
BBC Chair Samir Shah says the broadcaster will fight Trump's $5 billion defamation threat after apologizing for misleading editing of his Jan 6 speech.
- On Nov 17, Samir Shah, BBC chair, said, 'I want to be very clear with you- our position has not changed. There is no basis for a defamation case and we are determined to fight this' to oppose Trump's legal threat.
- The Panorama programme spliced two segments of Trump's January 6, 2021 speech to suggest incitement, prompting the BBC to apologise and triggering resignations including Tim Davie, Director General and Deborah Turness, news chief .
- The president set a monetary range for potential litigation, threatening legal action of $1 billion to $5 billion over the Panorama edit, probably sometime next week, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
- The broadcaster declined financial compensation and added that the BBC apologised for an edit suggesting Trump urged violence on January 6, 2021, while the executive team plans to spend the coming weeks with staff.
- Internal unrest has grown as BBC staff frustrations over Samir Shah's handling and Robbie Gibb's influence add to turmoil, resurfacing before the 2024 presidential elections and threatening London ties.
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