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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tara Conlan and Michael Savage

BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim

The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a Panorama documentary that led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, and the BBC News chief, Deborah Turness.

However, the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation, after lawyers for Trump threatened to sue for $1bn (£760m) in damages unless the BBC issued a retraction, apologised and settled with him.

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