US President Donald Trump has announced plans to sue the BBC for damages ranging between $1–5 billion, following the broadcaster’s admission that it wrongly edited a video of his January 6, 2021 speech.

Trump claims the edit inflicted “overwhelming reputational and financial harm,” and dismissed the BBC’s apology as insufficient.

The disputed Panorama documentary spliced excerpts of Trump’s remarks to suggest he incited the Capitol riot. His lawyers labeled the edit “false and defamatory.”

BBC Chair Samir Shah issued a personal apology to the White House, calling the edit a “mistake.” UK Culture Minister Lisa Nandy said the apology was “right and necessary.” However, the fallout has triggered resignations of Director General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness, raising questions

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