BBC says will fight Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit

"As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case," a BBC spokesperson said in a statement sent to AFP, adding the company would not be making "further comment on ongoing legal proceed.....

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The BBC announced it will fight a $10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by former US President Donald Trump. The lawsuit alleges the BBC doctored a speech Trump gave on January 6, 2021, ahead of the US Capitol riot.

Trump is seeking at least $5,000,000,000 for each of two counts.
The lawsuit claims the BBC intentionally manipulated Trump’s 2021 speech to interfere with the 2024 Presidential Election.
The UK government, through Minister Stephen Kinnock, expressed strong support for the BBC, while the BBC chairman Samir Shah sent Trump an apology letter regarding the edited clip.

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