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Today, President Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion. In a latest letter to the corporation, Trump’s legal team demands the BBC “immediately retract” a Panorama program that edited a speech he gave as “false and defamatory.” It comes as BBC chairman Samir Shah apologized for an “error of judgement” over editing and said the BBC was considering how to respond to Trump. BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC executive director of news Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday night after a leaked memo criticized a Panorama 2024 program about the US president. Adam and Chris are joined by Washington Chief Anchor Caitriona Perry and Media and Culture Editor Katie Razzall. Now you can listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, simply say “Ask BBC Sounds to play the news”. Works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Contact Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released every day. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to them on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest BBC political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren. The social producer was Sophie Millward. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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