Trump is being sued for charging for faster access to Truth Social posts

Photo: President Donald J. Trump attends the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr. US government work. Article by Ian Carlos Campbell. Engadget – August 12, 2026.

The Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) and The Intercept are suing President Donald Trump over Truth Social’s recently announced Truth API, which gives paying subscribers early access to the president’s posts. “Truth API uses familiar, industry-standard delivery methods to deliver Truth Social posts to our customers in milliseconds,” Trump Media said when announcing the feature last month. According to the lawsuit, the subscription violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution, which guarantee equal access to the president’s announcements and prohibit the government from imposing unreasonable conditions on the availability of government benefits. […]

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