Trump Threatens Legal Action Against BBC Over Edited Jan 6. Speech

David Gilmour Nov 10th, 2025, 10:18 am

President Donald Trump threatened legal action against the BBC on Monday over the broadcaster’s edited clip of his January 6 speech that aired in an investigative documentary, prompting the resignations of the director general and the head of news.

The BBC confirmed receipt of a letter from Trump’s lawyers hours after BBC chairman Samir Shah apologized for the edit as an “error of judgement” and described the president as “a litigious fellow.”

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

“We are now considering how to reply to him,” Shah added.

Taking to Truth Social on Sunday, Trump accused BBC journalists of being “corrup

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