Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=45WSEfYSDGG Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter BBC right to take Trump sue threat seriously says media lawyer [8BSoHPfiHgs] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 2026 EDT Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn over a Panorama documentary episode he claims “defamed” him by selectively editing his 6 January 2021 speech. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, media lawyer Rupert Cowper-Coles explains why the corporation is right to take the lawsuit "seriously". Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook / Download the iOS & Android app: Sign up to our newsletters: Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: lBLmQUlnDe0 4XVrlVptqO6 jT0QTlWsdtZ X5bAoKoxSpR 6PcRMldNMkS PBy3t54BnKG TAD9hQ8xuGv
Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn over a Panorama documentary episode he claims “defamed” him by selectively editing his 6 January 2021 speech. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, media lawyer Rupert Cowper-Coles explains why the corporation is right to take the lawsuit "seriously". Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook / Download the iOS & Android app: Sign up to our newsletters: Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: lBLmQUlnDe0 4XVrlVptqO6 jT0QTlWsdtZ X5bAoKoxSpR 6PcRMldNMkS PBy3t54BnKG TAD9hQ8xuGv