YouTube said Monday it would settle a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump for more than $24 million, adding to a growing list of settlements with tech and media companies that have amassed millions of dollars for Trump\u2019s projects.<\/p>\n
Trump sued after his YouTube account was banned in 2021. After the Jan. 6 riot, YouTube said content posted to Trump\u2019s channel raised \u201cconcerns about the ongoing potential for violence.\u201d His account was reinstated in 2023. <\/p>\n
Monday\u2019s settlement makes YouTube the last major tech platform to settle a lawsuit with Trump, who similarly sued Meta and Twitter for banning his accounts in the aftermath of Jan. 6. Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, settled for $25 million, while Twitter, since renamed X, settled for about $10 million.<\/p>\n
A notice of settlement for Trump\u2019s lawsuit against YouTube details that $22 million of it will go toward building a new White House ballroom. Trump has touted that the addition will have room for 900 people, and the White House has said it could cost $200 million to build.<\/p>\n
Other plaintiffs that joined Trump\u2019s suit, such as the American Conservative Union and a number of other people, will get $2.5 million of the settlement.<\/p>\n
In addition to tech companies, many major media outlets have settled lawsuits with Trump over the past year.<\/p>\n
In July, Paramount Global settled with him for $16 million after he took issue with a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview with Kamala Harris that aired on CBS. <\/p>\n
In December, Disney settled with Trump over a lawsuit in which he accused ABC and anchor George Stephanopoulos of defamation in an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. Disney paid Trump\u2019s future presidential library $15 million as part of the settlement. <\/p>\n
Disney came under pressure from the administration again when it recently suspended \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d for nearly a week after two major station owners threatened to stop airing the show. One of the station owners, Nexstar, is seeking clearance from Trump\u2019s Federal Communications Commission chairman for a $6.2 billion merger.<\/p>\n
The other station owner, Sinclair, is reportedly considering a merger, which the FCC would also need to approve.<\/p>\n
Trump is also suing The Wall Street Journal over its reporting about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and he recently sued The New York Times for $15 billion. A judge struck down that lawsuit, though Trump could refile it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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