Trump and Natalie Harp Hit With Lawsuit Over Truth Social Changes
A $100,000-a-month Truth Social program that gives subscribers early access to government posts is at the center of a new lawsuit.
President Donald Trump and White House aide Natalie Harp are being sued by watchdog groups American Oversight and Campaign for Accountability over a Truth Social program that offers subscribers $100,000 per month access to real-time government posts. The lawsuit alleges the program denies the public equal and timely access to government information, violating the First and Fifth Amendments and federal law.
The "Truth API" program, launched August 1, provides subscribers with real-time feeds of posts from high-profile Truth Social accounts, including those belonging to Trump, the White House, and several federal agencies. Harp is named as a defendant because she is allegedly responsible for helping Trump post on his Truth Social account.
The lawsuit cites examples of Trump using Truth Social to announce major policy updates, such as the US strike against Venezuela's leader in January. It argues that Trump and officials have a financial incentive to make the service attractive by providing early access to potentially market-moving information. The complaint states that Trump Media & Technology Group expects Truth API to become a significant revenue source, with subscribers potentially profiting from early knowledge of the administration's policies and actions.
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