"He also said he had not been consulted about key developments surrounding the abrupt exits of director general Tim Davie and BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness, BBC News reported. Both stepped down on November 9 after mounting criticism of the broadcaster's handling of political coverage, including the editing of a Donald Trump speech delivered on January 6, 2021, shortly before his supporters stormed the United States Capitol."
"The film stitched together two separate lines from Trump's January 6 address, almost an hour apart, creating the impression he urged supporters to fight like hell while heading towards the Capitol. Trump and his allies say the sequence was misleading and stripped away crucial context from the speech. They argue that Trump also told the crowd to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard and encouraged supporters to cheer on our brave senators and Congressmen and women. The edited version, they say, suggested a more direct incitement to violence."
Shumeet Banerji resigned from the BBC board citing unhappiness about governance issues and saying he was not consulted about key developments around the abrupt exits of director general Tim Davie and BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness. Both executives stepped down on November 9 after mounting criticism over political coverage, notably the editing of a Donald Trump January 6, 2021 speech. The BBC apologised on November 13 for how Panorama edited the footage but said there was no legal basis for a defamation claim. The dispute centers on Panorama's documentary Trump: A Second Chance?, broadcast in October 2024, which stitched two lines almost an hour apart, creating the impression of an incitement to violence. The scandal has intensified scrutiny of the broadcaster.
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