Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=4fIn3IQ7wb1 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ‘My TV licence fee shouldn’t be used to compensate Donald Trump’ [O33l3vN99zq] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT A petition urging the BBC not to compensate Donald Trump following his $1 billon legal threat has now passed over 45,000 signatures. The Independent has spoken exclusively to Ian Fisher, who started the petition, arguing that any financial payment to Trump would be "inappropriate and against the ethos of public service broadcasting." The Independent has contacted the BBC for comment. #DonaldTrump #JeffreyEpstein #BBCNews #TrumpEpstein #EpsteinControversy #TimDavie #bbcpanorama 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: pDTWHFqHpw6 qu75x7G3jPW UzeF6groZ4x 3GMcXQudC8R 4p94e3oXJKR OxRx7mDnaUA HBw9z4CtiHo
A petition urging the BBC not to compensate Donald Trump following his $1 billon legal threat has now passed over 45,000 signatures. The Independent has spoken exclusively to Ian Fisher, who started the petition, arguing that any financial payment to Trump would be "inappropriate and against the ethos of public service broadcasting." The Independent has contacted the BBC for comment. #DonaldTrump #JeffreyEpstein #BBCNews #TrumpEpstein #EpsteinControversy #TimDavie #bbcpanorama 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: pDTWHFqHpw6 qu75x7G3jPW UzeF6groZ4x 3GMcXQudC8R 4p94e3oXJKR OxRx7mDnaUA HBw9z4CtiHo