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YouTube Agrees to Pay $24.5M to Settle Trump Lawsuit

HeadlineSep 30, 2025

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump and his political allies. Under the terms of the settlement, YouTube must pay $22 million to the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall, which would help fund the construction of the White House State Ballroom. The rest of the money is slated for Trump’s supporters, including the author Naomi Wolf. Back in 2021, Trump sued Alphabet, the parent company of YouTube and Google, along with Meta and Twitter, which is now known as X, after they suspended Trump’s accounts following the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Meta and X had settled with Trump earlier this year.

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