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Trump Is Sued Over Selling Early Access to Truth Social Posts Amid Backlash Against Scheme
Trump and other White House officials are listed as defendants but TMTG is not. (Trump holds the largest stake in TMTG through a revocable trust which owns around 41% of the company.)
TIME has reached out to the White House and TMTG for comment.
The legal challenge lands in the midst of mounting backlash over the data feed, as Democratic lawmakers have already called for probes into the service, citing concerns over potential market impacts.
Here’s what you need to know:
What exactly does the lawsuit say?
The complaint argues that the Truth Social early access service violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
“The First Amendment guarantees equal access to the President’s public announcements, and even content-neutral burdens on that access must be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest,” the lawsuit reads.
“Similarly, the Fifth Amendment prohibits charging unreasonable sums that cannot be justified to offset the cost of the government benefit, and granting preferential access to crucial government information for arbitrary and irrational reasons, as is the case here.”
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