Alphabet-owned YouTube agreed to a $24.5 million settlement in a Florida federal court on September 29, 2025, resolving a 2021 lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump and co-plaintiffs over the suspension of his account following the January 6 Capitol riot.
The agreement allocates $22 million to the Trust for the National Mall to fund a new White House State Ballroom project, while $2.5 million is divided among co-plaintiffs including the American Conservative Union and author Naomi Wolf.
YouTube reinstated Trump’s channel in March 2023 and admitted no wrongdoing, marking the end of his major legal actions against Big Tech firms for post-riot account bans.
