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Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10bn over its editing of a speech he made to supporters before the storming of the US Capitol in 2021.
The president alleged the broadcaster “intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively” edited his 6 January speech before the insurrection, in an episode of Panorama just over a year ago. The edit, which used sections of his speech almost an hour apart, suggested Trump told the crowd: “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be there with you, and we fight. We fight like hell.”
The BBC had previously acknowledged the edit was an “error of judgment” and apologized to Trump, but has insisted a defamation claim was groundless, and has now responded to Trump’s attack by vowing to defend itself. Stephen Kinnock, a UK government minister, said it was “right that the BBC stand firm” despite “some mistakes made in that particular piece of film”. And Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, accused the Trump administration of having “clearly set out they want to interfere in our democracy, which includes undermining our national broadcaster”.
On what basis is Trump suing?
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