Trump Sued Over Plan to Charge $100,000 a Month for Early Access to Truth Social Posts

Two media organizations, The Intercept Media and the nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. Southern District of New York against President Donald Trump over Trump Media and Technology Group's plan to sell advance access to his Truth Social posts for $100,000 per month. The complaint calls the arrangement "extraordinary, corrupt, and unconstitutional," arguing it violates the First Amendment by restricting equal access to official government announcements.

The suit asks a federal court to block the plan entirely. The legal challenge centers on the fact that Trump's Truth Social posts frequently move financial markets, containing announcements on government policy, military actions and other decisions, meaning subscribers who pay for early access would gain a material advantage over the public and press. Bloomberg separately reported that Wall Street is actively weighing whether Trump's posts are worth $1.2 million per year, reflecting how seriously financial firms are treating the tiered-access product.