"Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion in a letter sent to the broadcaster on Monday over its edit, which appeared in a 2024 Panorama investigative documentary and led to the resignations of the corporation's director general and head of news. The documentary appeared to show Trump urging supporters to fight like hell as they gathered at the Capitol, but the original footage shows him instead calling on the crowd to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen."
"I'm also very assured that if the BBC took the case to court, they would prevail. They would prevail because the state of Florida has pretty strong libel laws that defend media companies and free speech. What's happening is that a lot of media companies would prefer not to go through the media spectacle of all this. Trump has repeatedly accused major networks of spreading fake news and has previously launched defamation suits against CBS and ABC, the Newsmax chief noted."
Trump threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC over an edited January 6 clip that appeared in a 2024 Panorama documentary and prompted the resignations of the corporation's director general and head of news. The contested clip seemed to show Trump urging supporters to "fight like hell," while original footage shows him instead calling on the crowd to "cheer on our brave senators and congressmen." A prediction notes that Trump may file suit but that Florida's strong libel laws would likely shield the BBC. Past defamation suits against major networks were settled and often viewed by Trump as vindication, and many media companies may avoid courtroom spectacle.
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