The BBC is right in taking Donald Trump’s threat to sue “seriously,” a media lawyer has warned. The US president has threatened to seek $1 billion from the corporation over a Panorama documentary episode he claims “defamed” him by selectively editing his 6 January 2021 speech. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, media lawyer Rupert Cowper-Coles explained the BBC is right to take the lawsuit "seriously,” adding that it would be concerning if British media organisations were ever subjected to a damages award anywhere “close to” the figure presented by Trump’s legal team. However, the US president may face difficulties in suing the corporation over “defamatory” statements on Panorama, partly because the documentary may not have been aired in the United States.

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The president has sent a letter to the British broadcaster threatening legal action.

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US president has said he will bring proceedings if the documentary containing an edited speech from 6 January 2021 is not retracted

The broadcaster, one of the UK's most trusted news networks, is under fire for alleged bias in its coverage.

The US president has threatened to sue the BBC if it does not retract a programme which edited his speech by Friday.

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The US president indicates he will go ahead with a lawsuit against the BBC over how his speech was presented by Panorama.

US president claims broadcaster has ‘defrauded the public’ and reiterates his threat of launching a $1bn legal action

The US president would find it difficult to prove defamation if he sues in the US, where free speech is safeguarded.

Britain's public service broadcaster, the BBC, was on course to be sued for around one-sixth of its revenue by President Trump for alleged defamation.

The BBC is right in taking Donald Trump’s threat to sue “seriously,” a media lawyer has warned. The US president has threatened to seek $1 billion from the corporation over a…

The US president has threatened the BBC with a lawsuit over the editing of a Trump speech in an edition of Panorama

Lawyers for the US president have threatened to sue the corporation for $1bn (£759m).

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