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BBC Apologizes to Trump, but Rejects Defamation Claim

This is Beirut, 14/11 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The BBC said Thursday that its chairman had sent a letter to US President Donald Trump apologizing for a misleading edit of one of his speeches but rejected that it was grounds for a defamation lawsuit. The comments came after Britain's embattled public broadcaster said earlier that it was investigating a possible second instance in which a Trump ...

Trump Threatens BBC with $1 Billion Lawsuit over Speech Edit

This is Beirut, 10/11 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit over the editing of a speech he gave just before the 2021 US Capitol riots, a source close to the US president's legal team told AFP Monday. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed a Fox News report that Trump's letter gave the UK broadcaster a Friday deadline to ...

BBC Expected to Apologize Over Trump Row After Chief Resignation

This is Beirut, 10/11 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The BBC was on Monday expected to apologize for editing a speech that suggested Donald Trump had directly instigated an attack on the US Capitol, resulting in the dramatic resignations of the broadcaster's top brass. Director general Tim Davie and the BBC News CEO Deborah Turness stepped down on Sunday after accusations that a documentary by ...

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