At a time when the BBC is facing one of the most serious crises in its modern history, US President Donald Trump has escalated the pressure by announcing plans to sue the British broadcaster for up to $5 billion . The threat comes despite a rare apology from the BBC over a misleading edit in a 2024 documentary that spliced together parts of Trump’s 6 January 2021 speech, creating the false impression that he had directly urged supporters to “fight like hell" and march with him to the US Capitol.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, Trump said he intends to file the lawsuit “probably sometime next week," adding that the edit “changed the words coming out of my mouth." The remarks, reported by Reuters , mark the latest escalation in a controversy that has already trig

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