Donald Trump has dropped part of his $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC but reports have emerged that the U.S. government is considering joining his litigation.

The POTUS is suing the BBC over the botched Panorama edit of his January 6 speech and trial is set for next year but court documents show his action will now only be against the BBC and not its commercial arm, BBC Studios.

“All claims in this action asserted against the Studios Defendants are hereby dismissed with prejudice, with each party to bear its own costs and attorney’s fees,” read court documents, quoted by press. “President Trump shall continue prosecuting his causes of action against Defendant British Broadcasting Corporation.”

The BBC doc was produced by the corporation’s in-house current affairs team with October Films. BBC Studios owns BritBox International, the streamer that Trump claims aired the Panorama to U.S. viewers, although the BBC has denied it ever aired on BritBox.

Elsewhere, the Financial Times reported that the U.S. government is now looking to participate in Trump’s lawsuit, quoting filings that told the Florida court it is “considering participating in this litigation.”

In response, the BBC said this creates a “conflict of interest” between the state and the President, according to the Financial Times.

The BBC has apologized over the Panorama but sought to dismiss the lawsuit after challenging its jurisdiction. “Put simply – the documentary was never aired in Florida – or the US,” a BBC spokesperson said back in March. Trial date, however, is still set for February 2027.

The Panorama editing SNAFU cost the BBC director general and head of news their jobs.

Trump claims that the infamous edit, which saw two sections of his January 6 Capitol speech put together to make it appear as if he was inciting insurrection, is “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory and malicious.” He is seeking $5B over defamation and another $5B over violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Yesterday, Donald Trump lashed out at a different set of broadcasters, ABC and NBC, which he said should lose his licenses because they didn’t carry his speech on election claims.

Deadline has reached out to the BBC for comment.