(CNN) — The BBC is embroiled in a massive political fight over its future, with conservatives capitalizing on an editing screw-up and denouncing the British broadcaster while liberals argue that the institution is flawed but worth defending.

On Monday, Trump intensified the pressure by sending a threatening legal letter to the news organization over the misleading edit in a one-year-old documentary about his reelection campaign. He is demanding at least $1 billion in damages.

A BBC spokesperson told CNN that “we will review the letter and respond directly in due course.”

Trump has sent several legal letters to other news organizations, including CNN, during his second term in office.

The president’s legal threats often don’t amount to anything, but he does have pending lawsuits agai

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