The BBC apologized to US President Donald Trump on Thursday, over a documentary that Trump’s lawyers described as false and defamatory, seeking to defuse a row that has plunged the public broadcaster into its worst crisis in years.

Britain's BBC apologised to Donald Trump on Thursday for editing a speech to make it look like he had advocated violence but rejected the president's demand for compensation.

The row over the episode triggered the resignation of both BBC director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness on Sunday.