US president Donald Trump has confirmed that he is suing the BBC for defamation over the editing of a speech he made on January 6th, 2021. Video: C-SpanUS president Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC for selectively editing one of his speeches in an episode of Panorama. It also accused the BBC of “splicing together two entirely separate parts of President Trump’s speech on January 6th, 2021” in order to “intentionally misrepresent the meaning of what President Trump said”. [ BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects compensation claimOpens in new window ]Mr Trump said the lawsuit was imminent when he spoke at a press conference on Monday afternoon in Washington. Despite the apology, Mr Trump said he would proceed with legal action for “anywhere between one billion dollars and five billion dollars”.

Source: The Irish Times December 16, 2025 16:12 UTC