US President Donald Trump has said he still intends to take legal action against the BBC over how his speech was edited by Panorama.
Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Friday evening, Trump stated: We'll sue them for anywhere between a billion and $5bn probably sometime next week.
Trump indicated he would discuss the situation with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend. The BBC has acknowledged that the edit of Trump’s January 6, 2021 speech gave a mistaken impression that he had directly called for violent action.
Although the BBC apologized, it affirmed that it would not be providing any financial compensation.
Earlier this week, Trump’s lawyers threatened legal action against the BBC for $1 billion in damages unless the broadcaster retracted the statements, issued an apology, and compensated him. The BBC had been given a deadline to respond by Friday evening.
The situation has resulted in the resignations of key BBC officials, including director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness. As of now, no formal legal action has been filed, and public court records do not show any case related to the BBC initiated by Trump's administration.
Courts in Florida, where Trump is likely to file the case, are closed for the weekend, and searches confirm that no legal filings have been made as of yet.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated shortly.
