President Donald Trump sued the BBC for $5 billion Monday over its “false, deceptive and defamatory” edit of Panorama documentary “Trump: A Second Chance?,” making good on weeks of threats against the British broadcaster.
“The formerly respected and now disgraced BBC defamed President Trump by intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively doctoring his speech in a brazen attempt to interfere in the 2024 Presidential Election,” a spokesperson for the president’s legal team said in a statement obtained by TheWrap.
“The BBC has a long pattern of deceiving its audience in coverage of President Trump, all in service of its own leftist political agenda. President Trump’s powerhouse lawsuit is holding the BBC accountable for its defamation and reckless election interference just as he has held other fake news mainstream media responsible for their wrongdoing.”
Representatives for the BBC did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
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