Donald Trump says BBC 'defrauded the public' with editing of January 6 speech

A legal letter, from Trump counsel Alejandro Brito, has demanded that 'false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements' made about DonaldTrump be retracted immediately

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

US president Donald Trump said the BBC “defrauded the public” and that he had an “obligation” to take legal action over the editing of a speech.

Director-general Tim Davie quit on Sunday amid a scandal over the editing of a speech by Mr Trump before the attack on the US Capitol on January 6 2021.