The BBC is under extra scrutiny after this latest scandal - and US President Donald Trump is threatening legal action.

A leaked BBC memo suggests the Panorama programme edited Trump’s speech to imply he encouraged the Capitol Hill riots of January 2021.

The US President is demanding a full retraction, and is threatening to sue for nearly $1.8 billion New Zealand dollars in damages.

US correspondent Jonathan Kearsley says it's unclear where Trump will take this legal action.

"If he does it in the United Kingdom, well, they've got different defamation laws to what they do here in the United States - in the United States, you would have to go to a specific state."

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The BBC is under extra scrutiny after this latest scandal - and US President Donald Trump is threatening legal action.
A leaked BBC memo suggests the Panorama programme edited Trump’s speech to imply he encouraged the Capitol Hill riots of January 2021.
The US President is demanding a full retraction, and is threatening to sue for nearly $1.8 billion New Zealand dollars in damages.
US correspondent Jonathan Kearsley says it's unclear where Trump will take this legal action.
"If he does it in the United Kingdom, well, they've got different defamation laws to what they do here in the United States - in the United States, you would have to go to a specific state."
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Jonathan Kearsley: US correspondent on Donald Trump threating legal action against the BBC

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