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YouTube Agrees To Settle Donald Trump Lawsuit For $24.5 Million
Deadline· 2025-09-29 22:17
Core Points - YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump after his account was suspended following the U.S. Capitol riot [1] - This settlement makes YouTube/Google the last of the three tech giants, including Meta and Twitter, to resolve legal actions initiated by Trump [1] - Meta previously settled for $25 million, with $22 million allocated to Trump's presidential library and the remainder for legal fees [2] - Twitter, now known as X, settled for $10 million [2] - Google executives aimed to keep their settlement amount lower than Meta's, with Trump's share of the YouTube settlement designated for a new ballroom at the White House [3] - Trump has been successful in securing cash from various legal settlements, including $16 million from Paramount and Disney for separate defamation lawsuits [4]