Trump Says He Plans to Sue BBC Next Week for Billions in Damages

President Donald Trump said Friday that he plans to sue the British Broadcasting Corp. next week for as much as $5 billion over its edits of a speech he gave even after the broadcaster issued an apology.

“I think I have to do it,” he told reporters on Air Force One, saying his suit would be for between $1 billion and $5 billion in damages.

Trump’s lawyer said in a Nov. 9 letter to the BBC that it had until Friday evening to issue an apology, retract the Panorama documentary at the center of the dispute and offer financial compensation ...