Overview

• Alphabet-owned YouTube agreed to a $24.5 million settlement over Trump’s 2021 account suspension, according to a court filing reported Monday.
• $22 million will be paid on Trump’s behalf to the Trust for the National Mall to support a $200 million White House ballroom project he is building.
• The remaining funds will go to other plaintiffs in the case, including the American Conservative Union.
• YouTube is the last of the three platforms Trump sued to settle, following Meta’s $25 million agreement and X’s $10 million deal earlier in 2025.
• Trump filed the suits in July 2021 after the post–January 6 suspensions, and the settlements resolve the primary litigation without new court rulings on moderation standards.