Trump sued over paid early access to market-moving Truth Social posts
NEW YORK: Donald Trump was sued on Wednesday by two media entities seeking to shut down a new service that sells paid access to the US president’s posts, including some that can move markets, on his Truth Social platform.
Donald Trump faced two lawsuits on Wednesday from media organizations, the Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, seeking to block his Truth API service. The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court claims Truth API is "profoundly corrupt" and violates the First Amendment due to Trump's potential financial gain from subscribers.
The lawsuit challenges Truth API, a paid feed on Trump Media & Technology Group's platform, charging up to $100,000 a month for early access to high-profile Truth Social accounts, including Trump's own. The White House and other White House officials are also defendants in the case.
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