The BBC logo is displayed above the entrance to the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he will take legal action against the British Broadcasting Corporation next week.

The BBC sent a personal apology to Trump on Thursday, but said there was no legal basis for him to sue the public broadcaster over a documentary his lawyers called defamatory.

(Reporting by Nandita Bose and Andrea Shalal; Editing by Leslie Adler)