After U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the BBC with legal action over an edited speech of his in a Panorama documentary, the U.K. pubcaster has issued a formal apology, but rejected any need for compensation.

“Lawyers for the BBC have written to President Trump’s legal team in response to a letter received on Sunday,” a BBC spokesperson said on Thursday in a statement. “BBC Chair Samir Shah has separately sent a personal letter to the White House making clear to President Trump that he and the corporation are sorry for the edit of the President’s speech on 6 January 2021, which featured in the program,” the statement added.

After U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the BBC with legal action over an edited speech of his in a Panorama documentary, the U.K

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