BBC News reported on Monday that the broadcaster received a letter from US President Donald Trump threatening legal action over the editing of a documentary aired a week before the US presidential election.
The BBC has acknowledged that the edit of Trump’s speech gave a misleading impression and should have been handled more carefully.
The documentary, broadcast last year, had spliced together two parts of a Trump speech, making it appear as though he was encouraging the Capitol Hill riot of January 2021.
“We will review the letter and respond directly in due course,” a BBC spokesperson told Reuters in an email.
Samir Shah, the chairman of the publicly-funded broadcaster, said in an interview with BBC News that it was “considering” how to respond to Trump’s communication.
When asked whether Trump would be suing the BBC, Shah said: “I do not know that yet, but he’s a litigious fellow, so we should be prepared for all outcomes.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
