Why is the BBC defending Trump over the Epstein allegations?

The BBC’s article on the Epstein files dismisses accusations against Trump as coming from anonymous tip-offs without evidence. It refuses to go into detail about the accusations or show us documents. It plays down Trump’s friendship with Epstein, saying it soured many years ago. It emphasises quotes from the Department of Justice that the accusations are false and sensationalist. Finally, and most alarmingly, it claims there is no indication of wrongdoing in the files!

This is patently false. It is not a one-off either.

The BBC has run similar phrasing to the above screenshot in multiple articles, suggesting the instruction to use this phrasing has come from the top with the intent to provide cover for Trump. My guess is this is partly because Trump is suing the BBC over another issue and the BBC is now terrified of upsetting him. Therefore, it is going to let him off the hook for serious crimes. This is not journalism.