US EditionBBC vows to fight Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit over Panorama edit
Trump seeks $10 billion in damages, alleging the BBC's documentary deceptively edited his Jan. 6 speech to portray him as inciting violence before the 2024 U.S. election.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump sued the BBC for $10 billion, alleging a 2024 documentary deceptively edited his Jan. 6, 2021, speech, and seeking a jury trial.
- Trump alleges the BBC spliced passages nearly 55 minutes apart, combining his call to march with a `fight like hell` line and omitting his peaceful protest remarks, he told reporters in the Oval Office he was suing for `putting words in my mouth`.
- Charles B. Tobin, attorney for the BBC, wrote last month that `our client had no intention of misleading anyone` and included the BBC's public apology and online retraction.
- UK ministers urged the BBC to stand firm and defended its independence, with Stephen Kinnock saying there is `no case to answer` on libel and the Labour Party pledging to `stand up for the BBC`.
- The $10 billion demand far exceeds past threats, with Sir Keir Starmer under pressure to defend the BBC amid UK government support.
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The US president has made good on his threats and sued the BBC. The media company is responding by saying it will defend itself. What are the positive and negative aspects of this decision?
Analysis by Brian Stelter. Until this year, it was unheard of for a sitting US president to sue a media outlet. In just a few months, President Donald Trump has made it seem commonplace. Trump has sued The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and now the BBC, filing the suit in Florida each time and alleging defamation in every case. However, behind the multimillion-dollar figures of these lawsuits, the legal basis is questionable. Several l…
The British BBC announced on Tuesday that it will defend itself against the defamation lawsuit of US President Donald Trump, who claims $10 billion for damages for the misleading montage of one of his speeches. “As we have made clear before, we will defend this case. We will not comment on the ongoing legal proceedings,” said a BBC spokesman, referring to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. president. Trump denounced the channel for having staged a mi…
'Cosplaying as victim': Trump's massive lawsuit bashed as 'utterly specious' in editorial
President Donald Trump received sharp criticism from The Guardian's editorial board on Tuesday after he sued the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, for defamation. Trump filed a 33-page complaint in a court in Florida on Monday, alleging that the BBC deceptively edited a portion of a documentary that details the president's actions on Jan. 6, 2021. The lawsuit seeks to recoup $10 billion in damages. The BBC has said it will defend itself …
Trump’s bizarre $10 billion BBC lawsuit has even more holes than his other media actions
Up until this year, it was unheard of for a sitting American president to sue a news outlet. In just a few months, President Donald Trump has managed to make it seem normal.
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