The US president has threatened the British state-funded broadcaster with a $1 billion lawsuit for misleadingly editing his speech<\/p>\n
The BBC is prepared to issue a formal apology to US President Donald Trump to settle a billion-dollar lawsuit he filed earlier this week, according to several media reports.
\nTrump is demanding the retraction of a documentary that contained a misleading edit of a speech he delivered prior to the 2021 Capitol Hill riot. During the event, a mob of Trump\u2019s supporters stormed the US Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in a bid to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
\nThe US president accused the broadcaster of \u201creckless disregard for the truth\u201d after a leaked internal BBC dossier, published by The Telegraph last week, revealed that the documentary show Panorama edited his speech to suggest he had incited the riot. The accusations forced both the director general and head of news to resign.
\nPressure is mounting on the BBC as Trump\u2019s Friday deadline approaches for the organization to respond to his $1 billion legal suit, reportedly filed in a Florida court on Wednesday.
\nThe BBC is now ready to apologize, with its lawyers currently drafting the wording of their response to the US president, according to The Telegraph. The broadcaster\u2019s leadership faces a difficult decision: engage in a public battle with Trump or make a payment that could be politically damaging given its funding through license fees, the Guardian reported, citing sources familiar with the discussions.<\/p>\n
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Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion<\/p>\n
On Monday, BBC Chairman Samir Shah acknowledged that the edited video gave the \u201cimpression of a direct call for violent action,\u201d concluding that \u201cthe BBC would like to apologize for that error of judgment.\u201d
\nTrump has since intensified his legal threat, asserting he feels \u201can obligation\u201d to sue the BBC. \u201cI guess I have to,\u201d he told Fox News. \u201cThey defrauded the public and they\u2019ve admitted it.\u201d
\nThe BBC, however, rejected claims that the corporation is \u201cinstitutionally biased.\u201d British Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s office also denied that the broadcaster was biased or corrupt while acknowledging that \u201cclearly mistakes have been made in this case.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Attempts to defend BBC are a \u2018disgrace\u2019 \u2013 Lavrov<\/p>\n
Commenting on the matter, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned efforts to shift blame away from the BBC\u2019s clear responsibility for the scandal as a \u201cdisgrace.\u201d He characterized it as \u201cyet another instance of unprofessional and damaging coverage\u201d by international media, particularly British outlets.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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