BBC News says it received legal threat from Trump over speech edit
The BBC is facing a legal threat from former U.S. President Donald Trump, the broadcaster acknowledged on Monday. According to BBC News, a letter was received threatening a lawsuit over an edited documentary that was broadcast just days before the U.S. presidential election.
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- Published Date: 05:03 | 10 November 2025
BBC News said on Monday the broadcaster had received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump threatening legal action over the edit of a documentary broadcast a week before the U.S. presidential election.
The BBC has acknowledged the Trump speech edit gave a misleading impression and should have been handled more carefully.
The documentary broadcast last year had spliced together two parts of a Trump speech so he appeared to be encouraging the Capitol Hill riot of January 2021.
Samir Shah, the chairman of the publicly-funded broadcaster, said in an interview with BBC News that it was "considering" how to respond to Trump's communication.
When prompted about whether Trump would be suing the BBC, Shah said: "I do not know that yet, but he's a litigious fellow, so we should be prepared for all outcomes."
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