"On Monday, Samir Shah, the chair of the BBC's board, said the British broadcaster is prepared to fight any complaint the president files. list of 3 itemsend of list 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, Shah wrote in a letter to BBC staff."
"The controversy stems from the editing of a documentary for the investigative television series Panorama, titled Trump: A Second Chance? The documentary aired in October 2024, days before Trump won his second term as president that November. Trump and his allies have alleged that the Panorama documentary sought to misrepresent his statements on January 6, 2021, when a group of his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election."
"The Panorama documentary edited together two separate quotes from Trump's speech on the day of the riot that were delivered nearly an hour apart. Together, they appeared to show Trump encouraging his supporters to fight like hell after walking down to the Capitol. Trump and his supporters say that the edit was misleading and that it leaves out critical context. At one point in the speech, for example, Trump told his supporters to"
BBC chair Samir Shah said the broadcaster will mount a defence against an expected defamation lawsuit threatened by US President Donald Trump. Shah wrote that there is no basis for a defamation case and that the BBC is determined to fight any complaint. Trump announced plans to sue for between $1bn and $5bn and said he planned to file soon. The dispute concerns a Panorama documentary that edited together two Trump quotes delivered nearly an hour apart, which appeared to show him encouraging supporters on January 6, 2021. Trump and allies allege the edit was misleading and omitted critical context.
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