Judge weighs if Trump can charge $100K for early access to Truth Social posts
At a hearing Wednesday, Department of Justice civil attorney Brantley Mayers argued that there was no conflict whatsoever with Trump charging up to $100,000…
Ars Technica reports that at a hearing Wednesday, Department of Justice civil attorney Brantley Mayers argued that there was no conflict whatsoever with Trump charging up to $100,000 monthly for instant API access to Truth Social posts that often break news from his administration.
Likely in the next few weeks, a federal judge will decide if Donald Trump can become the first president to personally profit from selling early access to government information in his social media posts.
This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Truth Social, Donald Trump and Trump Media.
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