Trump Sued Over Truth Social API Subscription Service

President Donald Trump was sued in federal court on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, over a new paid service from his Truth Social company that offers subscribers faster access to his posts, which often contain market-moving information about U.S. policy. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges the service violates the Constitution by allowing the president to profit from selling preferential access to official government announcements.

The legal action targets a subscription offering called Truth API, launched by Trump Media & Technology Group on August 1. The service provides paying customers, primarily high-frequency trading firms, with real-time access to Trump's posts on Truth Social, delivering them milliseconds before they become available to the general public. Subscriptions are priced between $60,000 and $100,000 per month. Trump Media's interim CEO, Kevin McGurn, disclosed during an earnings call on Monday that the company has signed more than 10 customer agreements for the API.

The plaintiffs, news outlet The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, argue that this arrangement breaches the First Amendment by...