BBC apologizes to Trump over selectively edited Jan. 6 speech — but refuses to pay up as $1B suit threat looms

The BBC apologized to President Trump Thursday after he threatened the British broadcaster with a massive lawsuit for deceptively editing his Jan. 6, 2021 — but the network is refusing to pay out any money.

“Lawyers for the BBC have written to President Trump’s legal team in response to a letter received on Sunday,” a BBC spokesperson said, according to the outlet.

“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 apology came about after President Trump threatened the British broadcaster with a massive $1 billion lawsuit for deceptively editing his Jan. 6 speech. AFP via Getty Images

“The BBC has no plans to rebroadcast the documentary Trump: A Second Chance? on any BBC platforms.”

The documentary aired on the BBC’s current events program, “Panorama,” last October and “materially misled viewers” by splicing together clips of Trump’s White House Ellipse speech at the “Stop the Steal” rally to make it seem like he incited the riot at the US Capitol, The Telegraph reported last week, citing a whistleblower.

The BBC is still refusing to pay up any money following this formal apology to the US president. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Trump’s attorney threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit Monday if it did not retract the deceptively edited documentary.

The BBC argued that it shouldn’t have to compensate Trump.

“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 BBC spokesperson said.

The White House did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.