YouTube Agrees to Pay Trump $24.5M Settle for Kicking Him Off Platform: Report

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Sep 29th, 2025, 5:46 pm

YouTube has agreed to pay Donald Trump $24.5 million for kicking him off its video-sharing platform following the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots — according to an exclusive report by

Trump brought the lawsuit against the company and its chief executive in 2021. The Journal reported:

Trump’s share of the settlement—$22 million—will go to the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall, earmarked for the construction of a Mar-a-Lago-style ballroom Trump is building at the White House, according to the court documents. The White House has said the ballroom, expected to cost $200 million, would be funded by donations from Trump and “other patriot donors.”

A further $2.5

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