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Sadik Hossain

‘They defrauded the public’: Trump threatens billion-dollar lawsuit against BBC over documentary edit. But there’s one major problem with his case

President Donald Trump says he’s moving forward with a $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC after the British broadcaster changed parts of his January 6, 2021 speech in a documentary. Trump claims the edit was done on purpose to make him look like he encouraged the Capitol riot, and he wants the BBC to pay massive damages for what he calls a misleading portrayal.

During a recent interview, Trump confirmed he plans to sue after his lawyers sent a letter to the BBC demanding action. When asked if he would actually go through with it, the president said he believes he has to because the BBC misled people about what happened on January 6.

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