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Google to pay $24.5 million to end Trump suit over Jan. 6 ban
['Peter Blumberg', 'Zoe Tillman', 'Peter Blumberg Zoe Tillman']
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Google agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that being banished from his YouTube channel after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was illegal censorship, according to a court filing.
The settlement disclosed Monday ends Trump’s long-running legal challenge to the suspension.
The filing says $22 million will go toward construction of a new ballroom in the White House, a project near and dear to Trump.
Google declined to comment.
The remainder will go to a handful of other plaintiffs who joined Trump in the legal action.