‘Acted intentionally, maliciously’: Trump sues BBC over edited Jan 6 speech; seeks $5bn in defamation claim

‘Acted intentionally, maliciously’: Trump sues BBC over edited Jan 6 speech; seeks $5bn in defamation claim

US President Donald Trump (Photo credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC, accusing Britain’s public service broadcaster of misleadingly editing a speech he delivered to supporters in Washington on January 6, 2021, shortly before the US Capitol was stormed. The January 2021 attack on the US Capitol…

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BBC director-general Tim Davie quits after 20 years amid row over misleading edit of Trump’s January 6 speech

BBC director-general Tim Davie quits after 20 years amid row over misleading edit of Trump’s January 6 speech

Tim Davie resigned as British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) director-general on Sunday as pressure mounted over a Panorama programme accused of cutting together Donald Trump’s words in a way that misled viewers, triggering one of the broadcaster’s biggest rows in years.Deborah Turness, the BBC’s CEO of News, has also resigned as anger grew inside the newsroom….

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