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President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC and two BBC Studios entities over an edited clip of his January 6, 2021, speech that appeared in a Panorama documentary, according to a federal court complaint. The lawsuit seeks a total of at least $10 billion in damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawsuit was filed<\/a> on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida\u2019s Miami Division, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump, through his attorneys, sued the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Studios Distribution Limited, and BBC Studios Productions Limited over the documentary “Trump: A Second Chance,” which the complaint says first aired on October 28, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complaint alleges the program falsely depicted Trump as delivering a combined sequence of remarks: \u201cWe\u2019re going to walk down to the Capitol and I\u2019ll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell\u2026,\u201d and states that he never uttered that sequence of words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the filing, the documentary spliced together excerpts from two different points in Trump\u2019s speech, remarks delivered at 12:12 p.m. and 1:07 p.m. Eastern time, while omitting his statement about marching to the Capitol \u201cto peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard,\u201d which the complaint says came less than a minute after the earlier excerpt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawsuit cites a letter it says was sent by BBC Chair Samir Shah apologizing for the edit and stating that \u201cthe way the speech was edited in the documentary gave a misleading impression of what you said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complaint also references a BBC \u201cCorrections and Clarifications\u201d entry stating that the edit \u201cunintentionally created the impression\u201d the documentary was showing \u201ca single continuous section of the speech,\u201d adding, \u201cThe BBC would like to apologise to President Trump for that error of judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the filing, Trump\u2019s counsel sent a demand letter on November 9 seeking a retraction, an apology, and compensation. The BBC\u2019s lawyers responded on November 13, indicating the broadcaster would apologize but would not pay damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s lawsuit includes a defamation claim seeking at least $5 billion in damages and a separate claim alleging a violation of Florida\u2019s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act seeking an additional $5 billion, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawsuit follows the resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News Chief Executive Deborah Turness, who stepped down amid mounting criticism over the documentary. Both acknowledged that editorial mistakes had occurred in connection with the program, while denying accusations of political bias, according to previous statements from the broadcaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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