The BBC has claimed Donald Trump does not have a foot to stand on if he intends to proceed with his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster after it was revealed the misleading Panorama documentary did not air in the US.
Lawyers for the broadcaster responded to Mr Trump's threat to sue for up to $5billion in damages, saying in a letter they believe there is no case to answer.
The BBC's argument is understood to focus on five points.
Its first point being the documentary Trump: A Second Chance? was not aired in the US because the BBC did not have the rights to show it.
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American audiences could not watch via iPlayer due to it being "geo-blocked" by the broadcaster.
BBC Chairman Samir Shah apologised to Mr Trump on Thursday for the broadcaster's "error of judgment" in a 2024 Panorama.
It led to the resignation of Director-General Tim Davie, along with BBC News' Chief Executive Deborah Turness.
The programme suggested Mr Trump made a "direct call for violent action" before the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, as two separate sections of his speech were spliced together.
Donald Trump said he believes he has an 'obligation' to carry on with the case
| PAAlso part of the broadcaster's argument is Mr Trump could not have suffered "overwhelming ... reputation harm", which the US President has alleged.
The BBC argue this is because he went on to win the Presidential election the same year.
Mr Trump is expected to bring the claim in the state of Florida, where the Republicans won by the biggest margin since 2004.
BBC lawyers have also raised the point viewers were not intentionally misled by the edit, saying it was not done in malice.
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| PAThe broadcaster argues the 12-second clip was at odds with the remainder of the hour-long film, which outlined the reasons why Mr Trump's supporters voted for him.
Mr Trump's legal team argues free speech around political opinions is protected in the US.
The US President doubled down on his threat on Saturday, calling it "corrupt" editing.
A BBC spokesman said it had not heard from Mr Trump since the initial threat.
"We have had no further contact from President Trump's lawyers at this point," they said.
"Our position remains the same."
The BBC said it had no plans to settle with the US President. He has previously had out-of-court agreements with US media outlets, including ABC, CBS and Meta.
In an exclusive interview with GB News' Bev Turner, Mr Trump said: "I think I have an obligation to do it - this was so egregious".
Sir Keir Starmer was due to call Mr Trump on Sunday to talk about the issue.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp condemned the broadcaster's editing of the speech, saying it was "disgraceful" and "totally wrong".
However, he said he did not support the broadcaster being defunded or sued.
"The BBC got this completely wrong, the way they edited Donald Trump's speech was completely outrageous," he told Times Radio.
"But even though the BBC made terrible mistakes, I do not want to see our licence payers’ hard-earned money being sent across the Atlantic."
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