Trump Threatens $1 Billion Lawsuit Against BBC. President Donald Trump threatens $1 billion lawsuit against BBC over Panorama edit of his January 6 speech. The BBC confirmed it had received a legal notice from Trump’s lawyers and said it would respond in due course. BBC Director General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resigned after backlash from a leaked internal report. The leaked report claimed Panorama misled viewers by splicing two separate parts of Trump’s speech together. Trump celebrated the BBC resignations online, accusing the broadcaster of trying to influence the U.S. election. BBC Chair Samir Shah later apologized for the editing, calling it an “error of judgment”. Trump’s January 6 speech mixed called for peaceful protest with false claims of election fraud. He was impeached for inciting the Capitol riot but acquitted by the Senate with Republican support. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT