Donald Trump threatened legal action after the BBC edited a statement from the U.S. president in the documentary “Trump: A Second Chance?”. Trump made three demands to the network to avoid the lawsuit.
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In the documentary, Donald Trump was allegedly inciting the attacks on the Capitol on January 6, 2001, after his defeat to Joe Biden.
“We’re going down to the Capitol… and I’ll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell,” said the edited version released by the BBC.
However, what the Republican actually said was: “We’re going down to the Capitol and cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and congresswomen.”
After the controversy, BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness announced they were stepping down from their positions on Sunday (9).
Donald Trump threatened the British broadcaster with a $1 billion lawsuit. In a letter, attorney Alejandro Brito criticized the organization for publishing “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory” statements about the president.
The Republican made three demands to the BBC:
First, the broadcaster must issue a “full and fair retraction” of the documentary “Trump: A Second Chance?”. Second, the BBC must “immediately apologize,” and finally, “properly compensate” Trump.
Donald Trump gave the BBC until Friday (14) to comply with his demands; otherwise, he will pursue “all available legal rights and remedies,” according to Alejandro Brito.
A BBC spokesperson stated: “We will review the letter and respond directly in due course.”
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