{
  "id": 676939,
  "title": "The Intercept Sues Trump for Selling Premium Access to Truth Social Announcements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-intercept-sues-trump-for-selling-premium-access-to-truth-social-676939",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:48:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Intercept",
    "slug": "the-intercept-theintercept",
    "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/08/12/trump-media-truthsocial-premium-first-amendment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his staff on Wednesday. The legal action challenges a plan by Trump’s media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, to monetize the president’s social media posts on Truth Social. The lawsuit centers around the company’s “Truth API” scheme, which would charge up to $100,000 per month for early access to Trump’s posts.",
  "summary": "A lawsuit filed with the Freedom of the Press Foundation argues the president is restricting First Amendment-protected information in a scheme to enrich himself. The post The Intercept Sues Trump for Selling Premium Access to Truth Social Announcements appeared first on The Intercept .",
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        "outlet": "The Intercept",
        "title": "The Intercept Sues Trump for Selling Premium Access to Truth Social Announcements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-intercept-sues-trump-for-selling-premium-access-to-truth-social",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:48:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}