BBC 'determined to fight' Trump defamation case
The BBC will fight a defamation case Donald Trump has threatened to bring, its chairman told staff Monday, after the US president said he would to seek up to $5 billion in damages from the British broadcaster.
"I want to be very clear with you -– our position has not changed. There is no basis for a defamation case and we are determined to fight this," Samir Shah said in a message to staff, amid a row caused by a BBC program which misleadingly edited a Trump speech.
Source: Associated Press
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