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President Donald Trump has won a $24.5 million settlement from YouTube over the suspension of his account’s platform following the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021.
The Alphabet-owned company is the last of three major social media platforms sued Trumpalongside meta and Twitter, now called X, resolve all claims related to his removal.
According to a court filing obtained by Fox News Digital, the $22 million settlement will be donated on Trump’s behalf to the National Mall trust. White House State Ballroom.
According to the filing, the Alphabet will pay $2.5 million to other plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Party, author Naomi Wolf and several individuals.
President Donald Trump has won a $24.5 million settlement from YouTube over the suspension of his account’s platform following the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021. (Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/Lightrocket bygetty Images/Getty Images)
The deal concludes a series of famous legal battles Trump launched against Big Tech after being banned from multiple platforms.
As the Wall Street Journal first reported, Meta reached a $25 million settlement in early 2025, but X reportedly paid $10 million.
YouTube suspended Trump’s channel on January 12, 2021, saying his content violated policies against inciting violence.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai was included in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate mediation session in May and co-founder Sergey Brin. (Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The channel was revived in March 2023. Trump’s lawsuit violated his initial right to amend, claiming that the ban was unconstitutional.
The negotiations reportedly included a mediation session at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate in May. Google CEO Sundar Pichai co-founder Sergei Brin;
The image in this photo shows the YouTube logo that appears on your smartphone. The trade group representing social media companies in court celebrated their victory in Florida this week. (mateusz slodkowski/sopa images/lightrocket/getty images)
It is said that the clubs near Trump continued to play golf and lunch.
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Trump’s lead lawyer, John P. Kore, emphasized Trump’s role in accelerating the settlements, as he returned to the White House. “If he hadn’t been re-elected, we would have been in court for a thousand years,” Kore said according to the Wall Street Journal.
A Google spokesman confirmed the settlement with Fox News Digital, pointing out the submission as an official response.
