Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/97wp3knMp29.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter BBC right to take Trump sue threat seriously says media lawyer [a5cX0fQBsU1] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn over a Panorama documentary episode he claims “defamed” him by selectively editing his 6 January 2021 speech. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, media lawyer Rupert Cowper-Coles explains why the corporation is right to take the lawsuit "seriously". Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook / Download the iOS & Android app: Sign up to our newsletters: Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: D93PQ4cMfKv rd9tfP7QlLr OWTHr9qZwaa t0ynCp1smW6 In8t1TmuGQN
Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn over a Panorama documentary episode he claims “defamed” him by selectively editing his 6 January 2021 speech. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, media lawyer Rupert Cowper-Coles explains why the corporation is right to take the lawsuit "seriously". Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook / Download the iOS & Android app: Sign up to our newsletters: Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: D93PQ4cMfKv rd9tfP7QlLr OWTHr9qZwaa t0ynCp1smW6 In8t1TmuGQN