Why Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1B US | About That

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U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC for its editing of a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021 — the day his supporters overran the Capitol — in the broadcaster's flagship Panorama documentary program. The British broadcaster admitted to an 'error of judgment,' prompting two of its senior leaders to resign. Andrew Chang breaks down how all this happened, and why the network may have to pay a steep price to defend its reputation. 0:49 - A call to violence? 5:35 - BBC under fire Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.