"A BBC spokesperson said: "As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case." "We are not going to make further comment on ongoing legal proceedings." Trump said last month that he planned to sue the BBC for the documentary, which aired in the UK ahead of the 2024 US election. "I think I have to do it," Trump told reporters of his plans. "They cheated. They changed the words coming out of my mouth.""
"In his speech on 6 January 2021, before a riot at the US Capitol, Trump told a crowd: "We're going to walk down to the Capitol, and we're going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women." More than 50 minutes later in the speech, he said: "And we fight. We fight like hell." In the Panorama programme, a clip showed him as saying: "We're going to walk down to the Capitol... and I'll be there with you.""
The BBC will defend a $5bn lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump over an edit of his 6 January 2021 speech used in a Panorama documentary. Trump accused the broadcaster of defamation and of breaching a trade practices law, alleging the speech was intentionally and deceptively doctored. The BBC apologised for the edit’s mistaken impression but rejected calls for compensation and said there was no basis for a defamation claim. The edited clip prompted internal criticism and led to the resignations of the director general and head of news. Trump said he planned to sue after the programme aired ahead of the 2024 election.
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