YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24.5 million to settle account suspension lawsuit Terry Collins, USA TODAY September 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM 0 YouTube has agreed to pay $24.
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Terry Collins, USA TODAY September 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against the Alphabet-owned online video platform over the suspension of his account following the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, siege of the U.S. Capitol. The settlement was filed in federal court in Oakland, California on Sept. 29.
YouTube suspended Trump's official channel on Jan. 12, 2021, six days after the riot, from uploading new content at the time, citing the potential for violence. In the weeks after the riot at the U.S. Capitol, when a mob of the former president's supporters attempted the disrupt Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election, Trump was barred from a slate of social media and video platforms, including YouTube, Twitter, now known as X, and Facebook.
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President Donald Trump points to Patrick Cantlay of Team USA as Cantlay walks to the first hole tee box during the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on Sept. 26, 2025, in Farmingdale, New York.
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One with his granddaughter, Kai Trump, after arriving at the Republic Airport on Sept. 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. Trump spent the day attending the first day of the 2025 Ryder Cup.
Trump filed lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook owner Meta and Alphabet's Google, along with their chief executives in July 2021, alleging they unlawfully silenced conservative viewpoints. Both Meta and X agreed earlier this year to pay to settle the lawsuits.
In March 2023, YouTube said Trump's channel was no longer restricted and he could upload new content.
Under the settlement, on Sept. 29, $22 million will be paid on Trump's behalf to the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the construction of a $200 million ballroom that Trump is building at the White House.
President Donald Trump attends the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on Sept. 26, 2025, in Farmingdale, New York.
The rest of the settlement payment will go to other plaintiffs in the case, including the American Conservative Union.
Contributing: Reuters
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