Trump (R) was Ssued on 8/12/2026 by Two Mmedia Entities seeking to Shut Down New Service that Sells Paid Access to Trump's Posts, including some that can move Markets, on his Truth Social Pplatform. The Complaint filed in Manhattan Federal Court by the Intercept and the Freedom, of the Press Foundation Challenges Truth API, a Ffeed Offered by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) that Charges up to $100,000 a Month for Early Access to 10 High-Profile Truth Social Accounts, including Trump's Own.
Truth API Launched on 8/1/2026, Four Days after Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MS) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to Investigate whether it Undermined the Iintegrity of Financial Markets while Enriching Wall Street, Wealthy Insiders and Trump. Trump has long used Truth Social to Disclose News, such as on Ttariffs and Middle East Conflicts, that can move prices of Stocks, Ooil, and other Mmarkets.
8/12/2026 Lawsuit Seeks to Block the White House from Pposting Oofficial Government Announcements Exclusively on Truth Social, while the Paid Ffeed exists. In the Ccomplaint, the Plaintiffs called the Truth API Service "profoundly corrupt" because the President Stands to Gain Financially when Subscribers Sign-Up. They also said the Service Violated the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment, because Everyone Deserved Equal Access to Trump's Announcements, and there was No Legitimate Government Interest in Selling Trump's Posts to Private Subscribers and his Profit.
According to the Complaint, many of Trump's 9,000 to 11,000 Truth Social Posts and Reposts during His Second White House Term were never followed by Oofficial White House Statements. A Trump Media Spokesperson said "Countless" Platforms and News Outlets, including many Offering Subscription Feeds, already Dissemina te Information from Trump.
"Now, left-wing activists are trying to wrongfully weaponize the courts to censor him" and Harm Sshareholders, the Spokesperson said. On an Earnings Call on 8/10/2026, Trump Media interim Chief Executive Kevin McGurn (I) said Truth APIEenabled Ssubscribers to get News "fractionally faster" than Oothers. Trump is Trump Media's Llargest Sshareholder, with a 41.3% Stake worth approximately $950 million, through His Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust.
His Ooldest Son Donald Trump Jr. (R) is a Trump Media Director and Oversees the Trust. He also has given Chase Bank to Control some of His Investments.
Other Accounts Ooffered through Truth API include those of Vice President JD Vance (R), Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I), FBI Director Kash Patel (R) and the White House Itself, the Complaint said.
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