The BBC apologizes to . The British television network has apologized to the American president for the edition of his speech made shortly before the assault perpetrated by a mob of his followers against the Capitol American on January 6, 2021. However, television has refused to compensate the president for what happened.
It is worth remembering that BBC director general Tim Davie and executive director of news Deborah Turness after facing numerous accusations for the broadcast of the images.
This Thursday, a BBC spokesperson explained that Broadcasting company lawyers have contacted Trump’s legal team “to respond to the letter received on Sunday”, referring to the lawsuit for damages that amounts to nearly 1,000 million dollars (863 million euros) and with which the tycoon seeks an apology and financial compensation.
He BBC president, Samir Shahhas separately sent a personal letter to the White House in which he “makes it clear to the president that “He and the corporation regret the editing of the president’s speech on January 6, 2021.” and has indicated that the network “does not plan” to rebroadcast the cut on any of its platforms.
“While the BBC deeply regrets the way the video was edited, “We strongly disagree that there is any basis for a defamation suit.”he pointed out. In its Corrections and Clarifications section, the network has stated that the Panorama program has been reviewed after criticism over the editing of Trump’s speech.
“We recognize that our editing unintentionally gave the impression that we were showing a single continuous section of the speechrather than fragments from different moments, and that this created the erroneous impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violence,” he says.
