Donald Trump has been granted permission by a court to file an amended complaint in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, allowing his legal team to update or strengthen the claims underpinning the case. The lawsuit stems from allegations that the BBC's Panorama programme misleadingly edited footage of Trump's speech on 6 January 2021, splicing together remarks in a way that omitted his call for supporters to protest "peacefully", which Trump's team argues distorted his words and defamed him.

Trump has claimed the edited clip amounted to attempted interference in the 2024 US presidential election, and is seeking $10 billion in damages from the broadcaster. The ruling permitting an amended complaint is a procedural development rather than a verdict on the underlying merits, meaning the case will continue with Trump's revised filing before further proceedings take place.