BBC apologizes to Trump amid $1 billion legal threat

The BBC has apologized to President Donald Trump as he continues to mull a $1 billion lawsuit against the network. 

"Lawyers for the BBC have written to President Trump's legal team in response to a letter received on Sunday," a BBC spokesperson said Thursday. "BBC chair Samir Shah has separately sent a personal letter to the White House making clear to President Trump that he and the corporation are sorry for the edit of the president's speech on 6 January 2021, which featured in the programme."

The spokesperson said it has "no plans" to rebroadcast the documentary at the center of the controversy on any of BBC's 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 spokesperson added. 

This is a developing story.