Donald Trump is preparing to sue the BBC after it flagship current affairs programme “doctored” one of his speeches .

The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action over the row, which has already led to the resignations of two senior BBC executives.

Director general Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, the chief executive of BBC News, both quit on Sunday amid mounting criticism of the broadcaster’s handling of the controversy.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump welcomed the “corrupt” pair’s departures and accused the BBC of trying to “step on the scales of a presidential election”.

The BBC has confirmed that it has received the legal letter from Trump.

A spokesperson said: “We will review the letter and respond directly in due course.”

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