As we previously reported here on WLT Report: As promised, President Trump just officially launched a lawsuit against the BBC for a whopping $10 billion. He is suing for defamation after the BBC aired a deceptively-manipulated clip of President Trump’s J6 speech to try to fit into the “insurrection” narrative. For reference, here’s a comparison of the original and BBC’s edited version of the clip: BREAKING: President Trump has officially filed a $10 BILLION lawsuit against BBC for their deceptive edit of his speech, which was intended to look like he was calling for vioIence on J6 BANKRUPT that foreign fake news rag, 47! An example MUST be set! pic.twitter.com/deAS2uL4mh — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 16, 2025 Earlier today, President Trump announced that he would be suing. Watch: BREAKING: Donald Trump announces he will officially be filing the lawsuit against the BBC “this afternoon or tomorrow morning” The BBC is finished. pic.twitter.com/GJf0e1nGPS — Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) December 15, 2025 The lawsuit was officially filed this evening. Fox News has more details: President Donald Trump filed a monster $10 billion lawsuit on Monday against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for its 2024 “Panorama” documentary that distorted his Jan. 6 remarks. Trump sued the BBC for both defamation and for a violation of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act for $5 billion apiece, as the president is seeking $10 billion total. The suit, filed in the Southern District of Florida Federal Court, was filed in a personal capacity and names BBC and BBC studios productions as defendants. “The formerly respected and now disgraced BBC defamed President Trump by intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively doctoring his speech in a brazen attempt to interfere in the 2024 Presidential Election. The BBC has a long pattern of deceiving its audience in coverage of President Trump, all in service of its own leftist political agenda. President Trump’s powerhouse lawsuit is holding the BBC accountable for its defamation and reckless election interference just as he has held other fake news mainstream media responsible for their wrongdoing,” a spokesperson for Trump’s legal team told Fox News Digital. Trump is represented by attorneys Alejandro Brito, Edward Paltzik and Daniel Epstein. The BBC has come under intense scrutiny over the documentary about Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech delivered before the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Critics claim the documentary was wildly misleading because it omitted Trump’s call for supporters to protest peacefully. The lawsuit states: “The BBC, faced with overwhelming and justifiable outrage on both sides of the Atlantic, has publicly admitted its staggering breach of journalistic ethics, and apologized, but has made no showing of actual remorse for its wrongdoing nor meaningful institutional changes to prevent future journalistic abuses.” Last month, President Trump threatened to sue the BBC unless they apologized and offered compensation. The BBC did end up releasing an apology but refused to compensate him. CNBC noted: The BBC apologized to Trump on Nov. 13 and promised not to air the documentary again or show it on any of its platforms. “While the BBC sincerely regrets the manner in which the video clip was edited, we strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim,” the broadcaster said in a statement on Nov. 13. President Trump’s library is about to get a whole lot more funding! Your opinion? ALIREACTS: President Trump SLAMS BBC With $10 BILLION Lawsuit pic.twitter.com/ysXAyPMKSA — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) December 16, 2025