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Former BBC director says broadcaster should not pay Trump

Former BBC director says broadcaster should not pay Trump
  • Donald Trump announced his intention to sue the BBC for up to $5bn, despite the broadcaster's apology for a Panorama edit of his January 6 speech.
  • Lord Tony Hall, a former BBC director general, stated that the corporation should not pay any money to Trump.
  • Hall emphasised that any payment would involve public funds from licence fee payers and would be inappropriate.
  • Trump confirmed his plans to sue for "between 1bnand1bnand5bn" to reporters on Friday.
  • The lawsuit follows the BBC's apology concerning its editing of Trump's speech related to the January 6 events.
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