U.S. President says he plans to sue the BBC over allegations the broadcaster’s flagship news program, Panorama, showed biased coverage.

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to move ahead with a lawsuit against the BBC and seek up to US$5-billion in damages, but legal experts doubt the President will have much success in court.

Mr. Trump told reporters late Friday that he planned to sue the BBC for “anywhere between US$1-billion and US$5-billion” over allegations the broadcaster’s flagship news program, Panorama, showed biased coverage. A Panorama documentary that aired last year edited two sections of a speech Mr. Trump gave to supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, and ran them together in a way that left the impression he urged the crowd to violence on Capitol Hill.

The BBC has apologized for th

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