BBC News says it received legal threat from Trump over speech edit

Members of the media wait outside the home of former Director General of BBC Tim Davie, after he and Chief Executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Henley-on-Thames, Britain, November 10, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

LONDON (Reuters) -BBC News said on Monday the broadcaster had received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump threatening legal action over the edit of a documentary broadcast a week before the U.S. presidential election.

The BBC has acknowledged the Trump speech edit gave a misleading impression and should have been handled more carefully.