'Profoundly corrupt': Trump faces lawsuit after selling early access to Truth Social posts
The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court by the Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation challenges Truth API, a feed offered by Trump Media & Technology Group.
US President Donald Trump is facing a lawsuit from two media entities, The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, over his new service, Truth API. The service, offered by Trump Media & Technology Group, charges up to $100,000 a month for early access to 10 high-profile Truth Social accounts, including Trump's own. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, challenges the service as "profoundly corrupt" and argues that it violates the First Amendment by limiting equal access to Trump's announcements.
The plaintiffs also claim that the service undermines market integrity and enriches Wall Street and Trump. The White House and other Trump Media officials are also defendants in the lawsuit. Trump Media's spokesperson dismissed the lawsuit, stating that many existing platforms already disseminate information from Trump. Trump Media's interim CEO, Kevin McGurn, defended the service, stating that it allows subscribers to receive news fractionally faster.
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