YouTube has consented to a payment of $24.5 million to resolve a lawsuit initiated by President Donald Trump and other plaintiffs following his suspension from the platform in 2021.
Trump’s lawsuit claimed that YouTube barred him from “exercising his constitutional right of free speech” by imposing an indefinite ban from the platform.
The filing states that $22 million will fund Trump’s development of a White House State Ballroom, which will be held within a tax-exempt entity named the Trust for the National Mall.
The filing read: “This Notice of Settlement and Stipulation of Dismissal shall not constitute an admission of liability or fault on the part of the Defendants or their agents, servants, or employees, and is entered into by all Parties for the sole purpose of compromising disputed claims and avoiding the expenses and risks of further litigation.”
According to court documents, another $2.5 million will go to the other plaintiffs in the lawsuit — including the American Conservative Union, Andrew Baggiani, Austen Fletcher, Maryse Veronica Jean-Louis, Frank Valentine, Kelly Victory and Naomi Wolf.
Meta, X, and YouTube have all settled a dispute regarding Trump’s removal from their platforms.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
