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Manhattan Court Sues Trump Over $60,000 Truth API Charges

8/16/2026

Summary

Trump Sued

A Manhattan court sued U.S. President Donald Trump and two White House aides on August 12, 2026.
The complaint targets the Truth API, launched August 1, 2026, which charges $60,000-$100,000 monthly for early presidential posts and allegedly breaches the First Amendment equal-access guarantee and Fifth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable charges.
The filing notes Trump holds a 40% stake in Trump Media, transferred to a trust for his son while he remains the trust’s beneficiary.

Summary

BBC Subpoenas Trump

BBC subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for testimony in President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation suit.
Police in Miami blocked service of the subpoenas at Kushner’s and Ivanka Trump’s home, while a similar attempt at Trump Tower failed.
BBC director Richard Cooper said the Panorama documentary streamed 570,000 times, with 285 U.S. streams, 34 of which came from a Florida cruise-ship company.

History

Historical Context

An 8-0 Supreme Court ruling on July 24 1974, United States v. Nixon, written by Chief Justice Warren Burger, rejected any absolute executive privilege and forced President Richard Nixon to turn over Oval Office tapes. That precedent underpins Manhattan’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his media venture, arguing similar limits on presidential-linked digital platforms.

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Trump Sued

A Manhattan court sued U.S. President Donald Trump and two White House aides on August 12, 2026.
The complaint targets the Truth API, launched August 1, 2026, which charges $60,000-$100,000 monthly for early presidential posts and allegedly breaches the First Amendment equal-access guarantee and Fifth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable charges.
The filing notes Trump holds a 40% stake in Trump Media, transferred to a trust for his son while he remains the trust’s beneficiary.

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