Watch: 'Everyone hates the BBC – until it comes under attack'
| Updated: 17 Dec 2025
Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion (£3.7bn) against the BBC, across two charges of $5bn each, relating to a Panorama edit of his speech given on January 6 2021, ahead of the Washington riot which took place after he addressed crowds.
The News Agents discuss the uncertain future of the BBC, and whether the British public – the people who pay for the broadcaster through a license fee – will stand with the institution, or side with the US president.
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