YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after the platform suspended his account in the wake of the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, according to a court filing on Monday. The settlement will direct $22 million toward Trump’s White House construction project through the Trust for the National Mall, which supports the creation of a new State Ballroom. In addition, YouTube will pay $2.5 million to other Trump allies, including the American Conservative Union. The Google-owned platform suspended Trump on January 12, 2021, citing “concerns about the ongoing potential for violence,” joining Facebook and Twitter in blocking him after the Capitol riot. Trump sued YouTube and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai , claiming he was wrongfully censored un

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