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If Trump sues the BBC over Panorama, he’ll lose
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If this is an international incident, it’s being triggered by Donald Trump – not the BBC. And Trump won’t win.
Here is the BBC:
“The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation.
“The corporation said the edit had given “the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action” and said it would not show the 2024 programme again.
“Lawyers for Trump have threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the corporation issues a retraction, apologises and compensates him.”
There are several levels to this…
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