United States President Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with legal action after the broadcaster doctored part of his 2021 speech before the Capitol Riot.

The British national broadcaster's flagship program Panorama aired a documentary about the January 6 riot in October 2024 in which two sections of the President's speech were edited together despite being more than 50 minutes apart in the address.

As a result, it appeared President Trump had issued an immediate call for those gathered to descend on the Capitol.

In addition, footage of a group of hard-right Proud Boys marching toward the seat of the US government was shown directly after the edited speech.

"Consequently, this gave the impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action. The BBC would like to a

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