Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle 2021 Trump Lawsuit

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Meta Platforms has agreed to pay roughly $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit that President Trump brought against the company and its CEO after the social-media platform suspended his accounts following the attacks on the U.S. Capitol that year. Of that, $22 million will go toward a fund for Trump’s presidential library, with the rest going to legal fees and the other plaintiffs who signed onto the case. Meta won’t admit wrongdoing. Trump signed the settlement agreement January 29 in the Oval Office. A Meta spokesman confirmed the settlement.


Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle 2021 Trump Lawsuit