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President Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC in Miami federal court, seeking at least $5 billion in damages over a Panorama documentary.

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00:00President Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC in Miami federal court,
00:06seeking at least $5 billion in damages over a Panorama documentary that aired a week before
00:12the 2024 election. The suit claims the film falsely edited Trump's January 6th speech to
00:18make it appear he explicitly urged supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol, alleging the edits were
00:24designed to harm him politically. Trump argues the documentary stitched together remarks spoken
00:29nearly an hour apart to create a misleading and defamatory narrative. The BBC's chair has
00:35since apologized for an error of judgment, and the broadcaster's director general and head of news
00:41have both resigned.
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