Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1.53 billion, accusing the British broadcaster of deliberately editing a speech he gave following the January 6 Capitol riots to make it appear as though he incited violence.

The move comes amid the shock resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness, sparking renewed calls for an investigation into potential bias at Australia’s ABC, which has been accused of producing similarly misleading coverage.

According to The Australian, the ABC is now under pressure to explain its own editing of Trump’s January 6, 2021 speech, which the outlet claims was cut and rearranged in a way that misrepresented the former U.S. president’s words.

A spokesperson for Trump’s legal team alleged that the BBC had “defamed” th

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