{"id":102894,"date":"2025-11-19T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/trump-says-hell-sue-bbc-for-5-billion-despite-apologies-resignations-over-editing-gaffe\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:55:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:55:43","slug":"trump-says-hell-sue-bbc-for-5-billion-despite-apologies-resignations-over-editing-gaffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/trump-says-hell-sue-bbc-for-5-billion-despite-apologies-resignations-over-editing-gaffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He\u2019ll Sue BBC For \u2018$5 Billion\u2019 Despite Apologies, Resignations Over Editing Gaffe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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from the thin-skinned-bullies<\/i> dept<\/h3>\n

Final week we famous how the BBC has been tripping over itself to apologize<\/a> to Donald Trump for some edits made to a BBC documentary. Admittedly the edits weren\u2019t the very best concept; they successfully cobbled collectively two totally different elements of Trump\u2019s January 6 speech 54 minutes aside to not misrepresent, however to make it extra clear that Trump actively inspired an open, violent rebellion that resulted in fatalities. <\/p>\n

Clearly our mad, fool king didn\u2019t very like that. <\/p>\n

Regardless of a number of resignations and quite a few CEO apologies (and a promise to by no means air the documentary once more), Trump insists he\u2019s going to sue the BBC anyway, for between $1 and $5 billion<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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\u201cUS President Donald Trump says he intends to sue the BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion \u201cmost likely someday subsequent week\u201d regardless of the broadcaster\u2019s apology to him over a documentary Trump\u2019s legal professionals described as defamatory.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel I’ve to do it,\u201d Trump instructed reporters. \u201cThey\u2019ve even admitted that they cheated \u2026 They cheated, they modified the phrases popping out of my mouth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Once more, the edits didn\u2019t fully \u201cchange the phrases popping out of Trump\u2019s mouth,\u201d as a result of he actively did vocally assist a violent rebellion in opposition to the federal government. They did nonetheless cobble collectively two totally different elements of a speech to make it sound like they had been stated , one thing the documentary editors ought to have recognized higher than to do given king dingus\u2019 litigious nature. <\/p>\n

Granted Trump might not have as a lot enjoyable in British courts, the place Justices and Judges are more likely to be much less receptive to Donald\u2019s incoherence. UK defamation legal guidelines are additionally an entirely different affair<\/a>, with Trump being notably challenged by the actual fact the BBC edits occurred greater than twelve months in the past, and defamation motion in UK courts should happen inside twelve months of the alleged offense. <\/p>\n

Final week we famous how the BBC\u2019s over-groveling undermined a very powerful factor: that Donald Trump actually did actively incite a violent rebellion leading to\u00a0$2.7 million in damages<\/a>\u00a0to the Capitol,\u00a0174 assaulted police officers<\/a>, and\u00a0four belated law enforcement suicides<\/a>. And he\u2019s abusing the courts to stifle journalism important of his radical extremist authoritarianism.<\/p>\n

It seems like BBC management isn\u2019t fully invertebrate. Whereas BBC officers like Chair BBC chair Samir Shah admit the edits had been an \u201cerror of judgment\u201d (in contrast to executives at CBS) it seems they\u2019ll actually be putting up a fight<\/a> in court docket of Trump follows by means of:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI wish to be very clear with you \u2013 our place has not modified. There is no such thing as a foundation for a defamation case and we’re decided to battle this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As Trump\u2019s well being, energy, and affect wanes, this type of bullying is just going to grow to be much less and fewer efficient and an increasing number of toothless. Within the interim, it will be good if some main media establishments may dig deep and discover somewhat spine; particularly given what number of legal professionals and donors can be blissful to assist fund a professional bono acceleration of Donald Trump\u2019s inevitable collapse. <\/p>\n

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\tFiled Beneath: defamation<\/a>, documentary<\/a>, donald trump<\/a>, insurrection<\/a>, journalism<\/a>, lawsuit<\/a>, media<\/a>, uk<\/a>
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