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YouTube Pays Trump $24.5M to Settle Suspension Lawsuit, $22M for White House Ballroom

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YouTube agreed to pay Trump $24.5 million to settle his lawsuit over account suspension following the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, with Google dedicating $22 million to Trump’s White House ballroom construction. Free speech experts stated the lawsuit raised no credible legal claims since …

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