2 weeks ago - If that is correct, that leaves the question of whether audiences viewed the Panorama via a subscription to Britbox, as has also been alleged. We have not yet heard back from Britbox on that point. The BBC is adamant the programme was not broadcast in the US. The president's case also relies on a claim of malice: that the BBC intended to do him harm. He is arguing it published the documentary one week before the election with "the express intent of interfering with it and trying to undermine President Trump's odds of winning re-election".

1 week ago - Mr Johnston said the Panorama edit was the "key unresolved issue" from the leaked memo, and that action had been taken to address the other concerns. The BBC has previously apologised for an "error of judgement" that meant the documentary gave "the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action" during his speech on the day of the Capitol riots on 6 January 2021.

2 weeks ago - Trump said last month that he planned to file a $1 billion suit against the BBC for its 2024 documentary, “Trump: A Second Chance?” He later told reporters on Air Force One that he planned to sue for as much as $5 billion.

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2 weeks ago - It previously apologised to Trump for the edit, but disagreed there was a basis for a defamation claim. The Panorama documentary, called Trump: A Second Chance?, was broadcast on 28 October 2024, just days before the US presidential election.

October 28, 2024 - In late 2025, the episode was the subject of controversy after complaints were raised that it misrepresented Trump's speech to his supporters on the day of the Capitol riots on 6 January 2021 through its editing of the speech. Michael Prescott, a former independent external adviser to the BBC's editorial guidelines and standards committee (EGSC), made a criticism in a letter to its board.

2 weeks ago - Moreover, “as plainly seen in the very beginning of the Panorama Documentary, the BBC’s producers and a film crew contracted by the BBC’s producers traveled to Florida to film significant portions of the Documentary at and around President Trump’s home, Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, spending substantial amounts of time in Florida and capturing extensive footage on and around the grounds of Mar-a-Lago, and surrounding areas, that the BBC ultimately used in the Documentary,” the Trump lawsuit alleges.

1 week ago - The suit accuses the British Broadcasting Corporation of producing a false and deceptive depiction of Trump in a Panorama documentary to influence the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.

November 20, 2025 - Last week the corporation set out why it does not think it has a case to answer in a letter to Trump's legal team. As well as stating it did not have the rights to, and did not, distribute the Panorama episode on its US channels, the BBC also said that when the documentary was available on BBC iPlayer, it was restricted to viewers in the UK.

2 weeks ago - They said there was no malice in the edit and that Trump was not harmed by the programme, as he was re-elected shortly after it aired. They also said the BBC did not have the rights to, and did not, distribute the Panorama programme on its US channels. While the documentary was available on BBC iPlayer, it was restricted to viewers in the UK.

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November 14, 2025 - The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a speech in a documentary after the US president threatened a $1bn lawsuit. The corporation said on Thursday evening that chair Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House to apologise for how Mr Trump’s speech appeared in a Panorama episode aired in October 2024...

November 12, 2025 - The BBC chair, Samir Shah, has said the corporation would like to apologise for an “error of judgment” over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump for Panorama. The apology follows the resignation of two of the corporation’s most senior figures on Sunday – the chief executive of BBC News, Deborah Turness, and the director general, Tim Davie – who announced their departure after concerns were raised in Michael Prescott’s leaked report that the speech had been selectively edited. Trump threatens BBC with legal action over edit of speech in documentary

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November 10, 2025 - Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC, following criticism over how a speech the US president made was edited and used in a Panorama documentary.

November 11, 2025 - The culture secretary tells MPs the BBC "has faced criticism from all sides", as Donald Trump threatens to sue for $1bn over a documentary edit.