{"id":5561,"date":"2025-12-16T05:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5561"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:30:47","slug":"trump-sues-bbc-for-10bn-over-edited-2021-us-capitol-riot-speech-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5561","title":{"rendered":"Trump sues BBC for $10bn over edited 2021 US Capitol riot speech | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Lawyers for US President Donald Trump say the BBC caused him overwhelming reputational and financial harm.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 16 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">16 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>United States President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $10bn from the BBC over a documentary that edited his speech to supporters before the US Capitol riot in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami on Monday, seeks \u201cdamages in an amount not less than $5,000,000,000\u201d for each of two counts against the United Kingdom broadcaster for alleged defamation and violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Trump confirmed his plans to file the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m suing the BBC for putting words in my mouth, literally\u2026 I guess they used AI or something,\u201d he told reporters at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s called fake news .\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump: &#8220;I&#8217;m suing the BBC for putting words in my mouth, literally&#8230;I guess they used AI or something&#8230;they actually put terrible words in my mouth having to do with January 6th that I didn&#8217;t say.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cUwXqBq3Zd\">pic.twitter.com\/cUwXqBq3Zd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/2000668915425316885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump has accused the UK publicly-owned broadcaster of defaming him by splicing together parts of a January 6, 2021, speech, including one section where he told supporters to march on the Capitol, and another where he said, \u201cFight like hell\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The edited sections of his speech omitted words in which Trump also called for peaceful protest.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s lawsuit alleges that the BBC defamed him, and his lawyers say the documentary caused him overwhelming reputational and financial harm.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC has already apologised to Trump, admitted an error of judgement and acknowledged that the edit gave the mistaken impression that he had made a direct call for violent action.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcaster also said that there was no legal basis for the lawsuit, and that to overcome the US Constitution\u2019s strong legal protections for free speech and the press, Trump will need to prove in court not only that the edit was false and defamatory, but also that the BBC knowingly misled viewers or acted recklessly.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcaster could argue that the documentary was substantially true and its editing decisions did not create a false impression, legal experts said. It could also claim the programme did not damage Trump\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2248760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2248760\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-2248760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AP21348751267040-1687388681.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Rioters gather with Trump signs before the steps of the US Capitol. Smoke or tear gas can be seen rising from the crowd.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2248760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rioters attack the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to disrupt the certification of Electoral College votes and the election victory of President Joe Biden [File: John Minchillo\/AP Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump, in his lawsuit, said that the BBC, despite its apology, \u201chas made no showing of actual remorse for its wrongdoing nor meaningful institutional changes to prevent future journalistic abuses\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Trump\u2019s legal team said in a statement that the BBC had \u201ca long pattern of deceiving its audience in coverage of President Trump, all in service of its own leftist political agenda\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment after the lawsuit was filed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute over the edited speech, featured on the BBC\u2019s Panorama documentary show shortly before the 2024 presidential election, prompted a public relations crisis for the broadcaster, leading to the resignations of its two most senior officials.<\/p>\n<p>Other media organisations have settled with Trump, including CBS and ABC, when Trump sued them following his comeback win in the November 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also filed lawsuits against The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and a newspaper in Iowa, all of which have denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawyers for US President Donald Trump say the BBC caused him overwhelming reputational and financial harm. 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