BBC 'determined to fight' Trump defamation case: chairman
After U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek up to $5 billion in damages from the BBC, the broadcaster's chairman told staff on Monday that they will fight the threatened defamation case.
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- Published Date: 05:16 | 17 November 2025
- Modified Date: 05:17 | 17 November 2025
The BBC will fight a defamation case Donald Trump has threatened to bring, its chairman told staff Monday, after the US president said he would to seek up to $5 billion in damages from the British broadcaster.
"I want to be very clear with you -- our position has not changed. There is no basis for a defamation case and we are determined to fight this," Samir Shah said in a message to staff, amid a row caused by a BBC programme which misleadingly edited a Trump speech.
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