Donald Trump is suing the BBC — what the case could mean for his critics worldwide.

BBC News is now the lead on its own news programs (AAP)

BBC News is now the main news story in its own news programs. (AAP) Source: AAP / Blondet Eliot/ABACA/PA

US President Donald Trump has threatened the British broadcaster BBC with a lawsuit worth one billion US dollars. The background is a documentary in which his speech shortly before the storming of the US Capitol in 2021 was edited in such a way that it potentially makes him appear as an instigator. Following the resignation of two BBC executives, the broadcaster is under massive pressure. Media experts, however, see Trump's actions less as an attempt to seek justice — but more as a deliberate intimidation of independent media.


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