The Intercept Sues Trump for Selling Premium Access to Truth Social Announcements
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.
By Noah Hurowitz, The Intercept
The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation sued President Donald Trump and his staff Wednesday, challenging a Trump-owned media company’s plan to monetize the president’s social media posts.
The lawsuit is in response to a scheme announced last month by the parent company of Trump’s Truth Social platform to charge as much as $100,000 per month for early access to the president’s posts.
By offering preferred access to presidential missives, the monetization plan, dubbed “Truth API,” would violate the First Amendment rights of journalists and other members of the public to equal access to official information, the lawsuit argues, while allowing Trump to trade his public statements for cold hard cash.
