"But in a statement on Thursday, the broadcaster rejected the basis for a defamation claim. The BBC said its chair, Samir Shah, sent a personal letter to the White House, making clear to Trump that he and the corporation were sorry for how his speech was edited in a documentary for Panorama, a current affairs show. It added that the broadcaster has no plans to rebroadcast the documentary on any of its platforms."
"A third-party production company made the documentary film, called Trump: A Second Chance?, which spliced together three quotes from two sections of a speech Trump delivered on January 6, 2021. But the two sections of the speech were delivered almost an hour apart. Critics argued that the documentary edited the separate lines into what appeared to be one quote, in which Trump urged supporters to march with him and fight like hell."
"Following Trump's speech, thousands of his supporters would march on the US Capitol and storm the building, in an apparent attempt to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election, which Trump lost. The documentary Trump: A Second Chance? was broadcast days before the 2024 presidential election, which Trump won. Trump's lawyers had told the BBC to withdraw the Panorama programme, apologise to the president and appropriately compensate him for the harm caused, or face a lawsuit seeking damages of at least $1bn."
The BBC apologised to Donald Trump for editing a speech to appear as advocacy of violence and said it will not rebroadcast the Panorama documentary. Chair Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House expressing regret. The BBC stated it strongly disagrees that the edited clip provides grounds for a defamation claim. A third-party company produced Trump: A Second Chance?, splicing quotes from two sections of Trump's January 6 speech delivered almost an hour apart. Critics say the edits combined separate lines into a single urging to 'march with him and fight like hell.' Trump's lawyers demanded withdrawal, apology, compensation and threatened a lawsuit seeking at least $1bn.
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