{"id":175315,"date":"2025-02-13T14:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T04:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=175315"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T04:11:25","slug":"x-to-pay-donald-trump-10m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-capitol-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=175315","title":{"rendered":"X to pay Donald Trump $10m to settle lawsuit over Capitol attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Elon Musk\u2019s social media platform X will pay Donald Trump<\/a> $10m to settle a lawsuit the president filed after he was banned from the platform following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawsuit was filed against X under the leadership of its previous CEO, Jack Dorsey. After Musk purchased X, reinstated Trump\u2019s account, began developing a relationship with the president and spent $250m on his re-election campaign, Trump\u2019s legal team considered abandoning the lawsuit, the Wall Street Journal<\/a> reported, citing people familiar with the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, ultimately, Trump\u2019s lawyers went ahead with the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The settlement will mark the second time a social media platform has paid Trump millions after the 2021 siege of the Capitol. In January, Meta agreed to pay the president $25m \u2013 including $22m to Trump\u2019s presidential library \u2013 to settle a similar lawsuit after Facebook suspended Trump\u2019s account. Trump\u2019s attorneys are expected to pursue a similar settlement with Google over its decision to ban the president from YouTube after the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent months, Trump has formed a close relationship with Musk, resulting in his appointment to lead the newly formed \u201cdepartment of government efficiency\u201d. On Tuesday, Musk took questions<\/a> from reporters alongside the president in an Oval Office ceremony regarding the closure of government offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s lawsuit against X<\/a> stems from the president\u2019s use of the platform, then still called Twitter, to spread falsehoods after he lost the 2020 election. Trump used his account to encourage his followers to attend a \u201cStop the Steal\u201d rally on 6 January 2021 before the storming of the Capitol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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