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Outgoing BBC director general to address staff after Trump threatens to sue for $1bn

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11 Nov, 2025

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Outgoing BBC director general Tim Davie will address staff this morning, a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to sue the corporation for $1bn
Davie and head of news Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday, after days of pressure sparked by a leaked memo
The memo - written by ex-BBC adviser Michael Prescott - made a series of claims, including that Panorama misleadingly edited a speech by Trump
On Monday, BBC chair Samir Shah apologised for Panorama's "error of judgement", saying splicing two parts of Trump's speech together.
Trump's legal team has written to the BBC, giving them until Friday to apologise and "appropriately compensate" him
If that doesn't happen, the letter says, "President Trump will be left with no alternative but to enforce his legal and equitable rights... including by filing legal action for no less than $1,000,000,000 (One Billion Dollars) in damages" see more

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