LONDON (AP) — The sudden resignation of two top bosses at the BBC over the editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump dealt a huge blow to the broadcaster, which is revered by some in Britain as a national treasure but derided by others as outdated and left-leaning.

The century-old, publicly funded BBC faced criticism after its flagship TV news program spliced together sections of a speech Trump made on Jan. 6, 2021, so that it appeared he explicitly urged supporters to march on Capitol Hill and “fight like hell.”

The BBC chairman apologized Monday for an “error of judgment.” A letter from Trump’s attorney threatened legal action , demanding that the broadcaster “retract the false, defamatory, disparaging and inflammatory statements” and compensate the president for the har

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