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YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed after the video sharing platform suspended his account after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

On Jan. 12, 2021, YouTube suspended Trump’s social media channel explaining that his content violated policies against inciting violence, FOX Business reported. But his account has been restored since 2023.

According to court documents obtained by the Associated Press, the settlement allocates $22 million for Trump to contribute to the Trust for the National Mall and a construction of a White House ballroom. The other $2.5 million will be paid to other parties involved in the case, including the writer Naomi Wolf and the American Conservative Union.

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