US EditionBBC 'determined to fight' any Trump legal action, chairman tells staff
- 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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From 6 Music to CBeebies - what the BBC stands to lose if it settles with Trump
The BBC would have to close 6 Music, axe its children’s programming or shut BBC One to cover the cost of losing a libel battle with Donald Trump, insiders warned. The corporation has told the President’s lawyers that it will fight his lawsuit for up to $5bn (£3.79bn), claiming nobody in America watched its misleading edition of Panorama called “Trump: A Second Chance?” and that it did not damage his reputation. Previous lawsuits with media compa…
BBC chiefs determined to fight if Donald Trump sues over speech edit, chair Samir Shah says
The BBC is determined to fight any legal action filed by US president Donald Trump and sees no basis for a defamation case over its editing of one of his speeches, its chair said yesterday.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Jae-woo = The British public broadcaster BBC is planning to file a defamation lawsuit against US President Donald Trump in connection with the 'documentary patchwork controversy'...
BBC Leadership Want to Fight Trump in Court Over Doctored Speech Clip.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The BBC is facing a multi-billion-dollar legal threat from President Donald J. Trump over a Panorama edit that misleadingly spliced a speech he gave on January 6, 2021.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, BBC Chairman Samir Shah, former Director-General Tim Davie, and former news chief Deborah Turness.WHEN & WHERE: The legal threat emerged this week, with internal BBC discussions ongoing in the United Kingdom.KEY QUOTE: “We…
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