Details of Trump's threatened lawsuit demanding BBC pay $1 billion in compensation

On November 10, a group of lawyers representing Mr. Donald Trump sent an ultimatum to the BBC, demanding that the station remove all content containing the edited video of his January 6, 2021 speech before the deadline of November 14. In addition, the BBC was also required to publicly apologize and make "adequate compensation" for the damage they caused to Mr. Trump.

In the letter, Mr. Trump's lawyer warned: "If the BBC fails to comply, the President will have no choice but to exercise his legal and equitable rights, including filing a lawsuit for damages of no less than $1 billion."

US President Donald Trump. Photo: White House

According to the US President's legal team, "the fabricated statements broadcast by the BBC" were widely circulated in multiple media outlets, reaching tens of millions of people worldwide . As a result, Mr. Trump suffered heavy losses both financially and in terms of reputation.

For its part, the BBC confirmed that it had received the notice and said it would soon have an official response.

The scandal stems from an internal BBC document published by the Telegraph, compiled by expert Michael Prescott - who was hired to advise on editorial standards for the station. The document revealed that the BBC edited a video of Mr. Trump's speech on January 6, 2021, creating the false impression that the then-president encouraged protesters that he would "fight with them like hell."

In fact, Mr. Trump said, “we will march on Capitol Hill and cheer on our brave senators and congressmen.”

Expert Prescott commented: "I watched the program and found it to be unbiased, leaning heavily towards an anti-Trump perspective. The number of people criticizing the Republican presidential candidate outnumbered his supporters. The analysis of the reasons for Trump's support was also incomplete."

As a result of this scandal, BBC Director General Tim Davie and Director of News Deborah Turness had to resign on 9 November. Chairman Samir Shah later also apologized and admitted that the BBC should have been more objective.

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