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A BBC board member is the latest to resign from the broadcaster amid the backlash to a documentary that President Donald Trump plans to sue over.

Shumeet Banerji, a tech investor who’s served as a non-executive board member since 2022, cited “governance issues” and noted he was “not consulted” about the events that led to two top news executives resigning, the BBC announced on Friday .

Banerji did not immediately respond to requests for comment on his decision. On its website, the BBC described him as being “responsible for upholding and protecting the independence of the BBC by acting in the public interest and exercising independent judgement.”

His departure comes a week after Trump said he would likely sue the BBC for up to $5 billion after the news organ

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