{"id":2510369,"date":"2025-11-13T19:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bbc-apologizes-to-trump-for-jan-6-edit-but-denies-basis-for-defamation-claim\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T19:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:21:38","slug":"bbc-apologizes-to-trump-for-jan-6-edit-but-denies-basis-for-defamation-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bbc-apologizes-to-trump-for-jan-6-edit-but-denies-basis-for-defamation-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC apologizes to Trump for Jan. 6 edit, but denies basis for defamation claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbbc-apologizes-to-trump-for-jan-6-edit-but-denies-basis-for-defamation-claim%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2510369&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The BBC issued an apology to former President Donald Trump for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/60-minutes-edits-exchange-with-fla-gov-desantis-reporter\/\" title=\"\u201960 Minutes\u2019 ...s exchange with Fla. Gov. DeSantis, reporter\">deceptively editing<\/a> his January 6, 2021 speech in a way that falsely suggested he called for violence. Despite the apology, the BBC denied that there is any basis for Trump&#8217;s $1 billion defamation lawsuit threat over the incident. The network acknowledged the edit created a misleading impression by presenting excerpts out of context but stated it has no plans to re-air the documentary featuring the edited footage. Two BBC executives resigned following a leak revealing the misleading edit, and BBC Chairman Samir Shah sent a personal apology letter to Trump. Trump&#8217;s legal team had given the BBC a deadline to retract what they called &#8220;false and defamatory&#8221; statements, but the BBC rejected the need for legal damages.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">BBC apologizes to Trump for Jan. 6 speech edit but denies basis for defamation claim<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2399875\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bbc\/\">BBC<\/a> issued an apology to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday over the network&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged deceptive editing<\/a> of Trump&rsquo;s speech on Jan. 6, 2021, while contesting Trump&rsquo;s basis for a defamation claim over the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Trump threatened to file a $1 billion <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawsuits\/\">lawsuit<\/a> against the network over the edit of his speech, with his lawyers giving BBC counsel a deadline of Friday at 5 p.m. to retract &ldquo;false, defamatory, disparaging, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-1-billion-lawsuit-against-bbc\/\" title=\"Trump threatens ... against ...\">inflammatory statements&#038;rdquo<\/a>; about the president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3886228\/trump-executive-order-first-lady-foster-care-initiative\/\">Trump signs executive order launching first lady&#8217;s foster care initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3886260\/watch-live-trump-signs-executive-order-foster-care\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump signs executive order on foster care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3885569\/mamdani-proactive-hochul-playbook-trump\/\">Mamdani borrows page from &#8216;proactive&#8217; Hochul playbook on Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>BBC counsel responded to the letter from Trump&rsquo;s lawyer on Thursday, while Chairman Samir Shah also wrote a personal apology letter to Trump over the edit, a spokesperson for the network told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;BBC Chair Samir Shah has separately sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-photos-emerge-of-bill-clinton-meeting-with-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-inside-white-house\/\" title=\"New Photos Emerge Of Bill Clinton Meeting With Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell Inside White House\">personal letter<\/a> to the White House making clear to President Trump that he and the Corporation are sorry for the edit of the President&rsquo;s speech on 6 January 2021, which featured in the programme,&rdquo; the BBC spokesperson said. <\/p>\n<p>The BBC stated that it &ldquo;has no plans&rdquo; to re-air the documentary &ldquo;Trump: A Second Chance?&rdquo; in which the edited speech was featured, but it also challenged Trump&rsquo;s assertion that a lawsuit for damages is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the BBC sincerely regrets the manner in which the video clip was edited, we strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim,&rdquo; the BBC spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House referred the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> to Trump&rsquo;s outside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-if-youre-looking-for-election-rigging-look-no-further-than-media-treatment-of-hunter-biden-saga\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: &#039;If You&#039;re Looking for Election Rigging, Look No Further&#039; Than Media Treatment of Hunter Biden Saga\">legal counsel<\/a>, who did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/watch\/2399875\/\">TRUMP TO SUE BBC FOR $1 BILLION OVER JAN. 6 SPEECH EDIT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We accept that our edit unintentionally created the impression that we were showing a single continuous section of the speech, rather than excerpts from different points in the speech, and that this gave the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action,&rdquo; the BBC wrote in a public apology <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/helpandfeedback\/corrections_clarifications\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3880593\/bbc-executives-resign-over-dossier-trump-jan-6-speech\/\">Two BBC executives resigned<\/a> this week after a leak showed that the company edited the video in a misleading way to make it appear as though Trump called for violence in his speech on Jan. 6 ahead of the Capitol riot. One of the outgoing executives, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3882477\/bbc-executive-tim-davie-tells-staff-fight-for-journalism-without-addressing-trump-lawsuit\/\">Tim Davie<\/a>, told BBC staff to continue to &ldquo;fight for our&nbsp;journalism&rdquo; in a staff call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC apologizes to Trump for Jan. 6 speech edit, denies defamation claim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2510370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25317714226436.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5447,14958,9142,32087,3634],"class_list":["post-2510369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-apology","tag-bbc","tag-defamation","tag-jan-6","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25317714226436.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2510369"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2510373,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510369\/revisions\/2510373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2510370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2510369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2510369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2510369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}