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Gavin Blackburn

BBC receives letter from Donald Trump threatening legal action over edited speech

The BBC confirmed on Monday that it has received a letter from US President Donald Trump threatening legal action after the broadcaster aired an edited speech in which he appeared to explicitly encourage the Capitol riots in January 2021.

The controversy surrounding what the BBC has called an "error of judgement" led Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness to resign on Sunday.

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