Nov. 10 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is threatening a $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC over how the media organization edited video of him speaking to supporters outside the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trump's attorney, Alejandro Brit, wrote a letter to the British-based outlet demanding a retraction of a BBC Panorama documentary by Friday or face a lawsuit of "no less" than $1 billion. Fox News published the letter. The BBC confirmed receipt of it.
"Failure to comply will leave President Trump with no choice but to pursue any and all legal rights and remedies available to recover damages for the overwhelming financial and reputational harm that the BBC has caused him to suffer, with all rights and remedies being expressly reserved by President Trump," the letter said.
If the deadline is not met, "President Trump will be left with no alternative but to enforce his legal and equitable rights, all of which are expressly reserved and are not waived, including by filing legal action for no less than $1,000,000,000 (One Billion Dollars) in damages," Brit wrote.
The defamation allegations are based on Florida law, where Trump is a legal resident.
