The BBC apologizes for calling to schedule his Jan speech.

The BBC issued an apology to President Trump more Speech Editing He gave Jan. 6, 2021, who was frustrated in its text “Trump: a second chance.” Mr Trump threatened to sue the company for $1 billion over the program about the Capitol Riot, and the BBC noted in a statement on Thursday that the broadcaster “strongly disagrees[s]”That there is a basis for the pollution claim.

The BBC’s lawyers wrote to Mr. Trump’s White House team responded to the letter they received on Sunday, the BBC news office said. In the letter, the lawyers working for Mr. Trump said that Oct. 28, 2024, an excerpt from the letter of the Network “, which was authorized by the production company to edit and edit three separate sections of the speech made by Mr. Trump.

“BBC chairman Samir Shah sent a separate letter to White’s source. He told Trump Trump that he and the organization regret the scheduling of the President’s speech on January 6, 2021, it said in a statement on Thursday. “The BBC has no plans to re-release the documentary ‘Trump: a second chance?’ on any of the BBC’s platforms. “

“While the BBC sincerely regrets the way the video clip was edited, we strongly disagree there is any basis for the claim of contamination,” the press office added.

Neither the White House nor Mr Trump had an immediate comment on the BBC’s apology.

This letter at the weekend from the lawyers of Mr. Trump said the program “caused President Trump to suffer great financial and emotional harm,” and that it was defamation under Florida law. It explained the demands of Mr. Trump said that the BBC also rejected the document, issued an apology and “proper compensation to President Trump for the harm caused.”

The letter did not specify what would be considered fair compensation, but warned that if the BBC failed to comply with Mr. Trump’s demands on Friday at 5 p.m. (Mr. Trump will file “legal action (one billion dollars) for damages).”

This page The BBC’s head of news and its CEO resigned After the criticism of the broadcast of the speech. The BBC said Director-General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turing both announced their resignations on Sunday.

In a letter to employees, Davie said quitting after five years was “my thing.”

“On the whole, the BBC delivers well, but there have been some mistakes made and as Director-General he has to take a lot of responsibility,” said Davide, adding that he was “working at regular intervals with the Board to allow a systematic change for those who will follow in the coming months.” “

Tunness said the controversy surrounding the Trump document “has reached a stage where it is causing harm to the BBC – an institution that I love. As the CEO of BBC news and current affairs, the buck stops with me.”

“Although mistakes have been made, I want to be completely clear about the recent allegations that the BBC news is biased in terms of circumstances,” he added.

Haley Ott contributed to this report.