Trump, Two Aides Sued Over ‘Profoundly Corrupt’ Truth Social ‘Scheme’

August 13, 2026 12:50 PM ET Two groups sued President Donald Trump and two top aides Wednesday after the president’s social media platform, Truth Social, began selling Wall Street and investment firms early, premium access to the president’s public statements. The Freedom of the Press Foundation, a non-profit press fre

Trump Is Already Getting Sued for ‘Corrupt’ Truth Social Deal  New York Magazine

President Donald Trump has just been sued for trying to sell early access to his Truth Social posts.  The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Wednesday, calling Trump’s plan “extraordinary, corrupt and unconstitutional.”  T

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan, alleges the paid early-access service violates the First and Fifth Amendments