BBC因剪辑纪录片面临特朗普总统的法律威胁

"...With dramatic flair, it assigned a Friday deadline and said “the BBC is on notice.”..."

"...Trump has a lengthy history of sending legal threats and not following through with lawsuits...."

"...But he has sued The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal in recent months over other grievances...."

"...And he has used both lawsuits and the threat of suits to win settlements and concessions from other parties...."

"...British media outlets have been consumed with stories about whether the BBC will try to appease Trump, or will stand up to him, like The Times and The Journal have...."

"...And BBC News staffers have been questioning whether the 13-member board is up to the challenge...."

"...The board has been widely criticized for responding too slowly to last week’s outcry about the editing screwup...."

"...Plus, the $1 billion dollar amount is “totally meaningless,” Media Law Resource Center executive director George Freeman told a BBC reporter...."

"...Freeman reminded listeners that Trump “has a long record of unsuccessful libel suits.”..."

"...But Trump has a successful recent track record of squeezing concessions out of vulnerable institutions – like Paramount, the parent of CBS News, which agreed to pay $16 million toward his future presidential library last summer...."

"...On the other hand, the appearance of capitulation has been costly for media brands like Disney, which lost subscribers when it briefly suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show amid government pressure in September...."

"...Kimmel is now back on the air and ridiculing Trump again on a nightly basis...."