Donald Trump Files $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The BBC Over 'Doctored' Panorama Footage |
Donald Trump has launched a $10 billion (£7.4bn) lawsuit against the BBC over the way it edited one of his speeches in an episode of Panorama.
Documents filed at a court in Florida asked for $5bn in damages for defamation, as well as the same amount for a claim of violating trade practices.
A furious row erupted in November over an episode of the current affairs programme aired in October last year, shortly before Trump was re-elected US president.
The programme spliced together two parts of a speech Trump made to his supporters on January 6, 2021, shortly before the Capitol riots.
In one section, Trump appears to say he was going to walk to the Capitol with them to “fight like hell”.
However, Trump actually said he........