Trump Is Sued Over Selling Early Access to Truth Social Posts Amid Backlash Against Scheme

President Donald Trump holds up a paper copy of one of his own Truth Social posts in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb.

25, 2025. —Alex Wong––Getty Images President Donald Trump is being sued over a new Truth Social service that sells early access to his posts to the tune of up to $100,000 a month.

The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in a New York federal court by two media entities, The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

The complaint claims the Truth API service offered by the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) is “profoundly corrupt,” as the President “stands to gain financially by giving “market-moving” government information to those who are willing and able to pay his personal company.” Since launching on Aug.

1, the service is offering paying subscribers early access to posts from high-profile accounts, including Trump’s own, which boasts 13 million followers.

TMTG previously said the commercial data feed will deliver posts to its customers in “milliseconds” and that it had been designed “for organizations most impacted by the cost of a delay in information.” The President has a history of disclosing market-sensitive news on the platform, from the announcement of tariffs to updates on the Iran war and the status of the Strait of Hormuz.

"Markets already move on Truth Social posts," said Kevin McGurn, interim chief executive officer of TMTG, ahead of the service’s launch.

"Truth API delivers a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths while advancing our strategy to monetize proprietary assets through a high-margin, recurring revenue stream.” The lawsuit is aiming to prohibit the White House from posting official government announcements exclusively on Truth Social so long as the paid service exists.

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.