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Trump Sues BBC for $10 Billion over Edits to Jan. 6 Speech

HeadlineDec 16, 2025

President Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over edits to a speech he gave to his supporters on January 6, 2021, just before they stormed the Capitol. Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, and Deborah Turness, the head of BBC News, resigned over the edit last month. It follows similar suits by Trump against big media firms. Earlier this year, ABC agreed to pay Trump $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit he brought over comments made by anchor George Stephanopoulos. Trump also reached a $16 million settlement with Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, after he claimed an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was selectively edited.

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