One of Donald Trump's lawyers has threatened to sue the BBC with a $1bn (760m) lawsuit, accusing the corporation of broadcasting "false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements".
BBC Chair Samir Shah has apologised for an "error of judgment" over the way the US president's speech was edited in a Panorama documentary.
BBC latest: Trump threatens to sue corporation
Alejandro Brito, one of Mr Trump's lawyers who is based in Florida, has now written to Mr Shah and BBC lawyer Sarah Jones about what he has called the "overwhelming reputational and financial harm it has caused President Trump to suffer".
Here is the letter in full:
Re: Demand to Retract False And Defamatory Statements About The President of the United States of America
Dear All:
This law firm serves as litigation counsel for President Donald J Trump (hereinafter referred to as "President Trump"). Please direct all future correspondence relating to this matter to my attention. This correspondence serves as a demand under Florida Statute § 770.011 that you immediately retract the false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements made about President Trump, which were published in a Panorama documentary that was fabricated and aired by the BBC.
Failure to comply will leave President Trump with no choice but to pursue any and all legal rights and remedies available to recover damages for the overwhelming financial and reputational harm that the BBC has caused him to suffer, with all rights and...
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