Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion in damages. Trump has previously accused various media outlets, including CNN and CBS, of siding with him.
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Tim Davey, the outgoing director general of the British media outlet BBC, has urged BBC staff to fight for journalism, after US President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion in damages.
BBC Chairman Samir Shah and Davey had a 40-minute interaction with staff on Tuesday .
What is the controversy ?
Director-General Davey and Head of News Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday after questions arose over the BBC's use of excerpts of US President Donald Trump's speech in the Panorama series 'Trump: A Second Chance?'. The documentary was broadcast a week before the 2024 US election .
The documentary has been embroiled in controversy after a story was published in the British newspaper The Telegraph last week questioning the BBC's credibility .
In a speech in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021, Trump said, 'We will go to the Capitol . And we will cheer on our brave senators and congressmen/women.'
But the video at the end has been added at once, breaking the sequence of this video. 'We will go to the Capitol. And I will be with you there. And we will fight. We will fight hard,' the documentary shows.
The Capitol complex, which houses the US Federal House, was attacked by Republican Party activists that day. The BBC is accused of trying to make viewers of the documentary look like Trump incited the attack through poor editing. Trump has accused this of being a deliberate act to tarnish his image ahead of the election.
BBC General Manager Davey and News Chief Turner have already resigned, admitting mistakes. 'Mistakes were made.' "But the current allegations that the BBC is institutionally biased are false," said the head of news, Ternes, who resigned after taking moral responsibility.
Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion in damages. Trump has previously accused various media outlets, including CNN and CBS, of siding with him.
