Lawsuit seeks to block Trump Media from charging for early access to Trump’s posts on U.S. policy
- Donald Trump was sued in federal court to stop a new paid service at Truth Social that gives customers early access to his posts on U.S. policy.
- The plaintiffs, including the Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept, say the service violates the Constitution and that presidential announcements should be available to everyone at the same time.
- Trump Media says selling faster access is common in the industry and argues the lawsuit is an attempt to censor the president.
- The service, called Truth API, charges Wall Street firms as much as $100,000 a month for access to posts milliseconds earlier than the public.
- The lawsuit also names Daniel Scavino and Natalie J. Harp and asks the court to stop Trump Media from offering the paid service and from posting official government information exclusively on Truth Social.
Donald Trump was sued in federal court over a new paid Truth Social service that gives subscribers early access to his posts on U.S. policy. The lawsuit says the arrangement lets paying customers see market-moving comments about war, tariffs and other issues before the public does.
The plaintiffs, including the Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept, argue that the service violates the Constitution. They say official statements by a president should be available on equal terms to the press and the public, and that the government cannot impose unreasonable conditions on access to those announcements.
Trump Media rejected the claims and said subscription APIs are common in the industry. In a statement, the company said the lawsuit is an effort to silence Trump and harm shareholders. The case also names Daniel Scavino and Natalie J. Harp as defendants.
The dispute may be a negative for Trump Media shares because it adds legal risk and fresh scrutiny to a company already under pressure. The article says the publicly traded company has been losing hundreds of millions of dollars each quarter and its stock has fallen sharply from its post-listing peak, so the case could reinforce a bearish market tone toward the shares.
诉讼寻求禁止特朗普媒体就特朗普涉美政策帖文的提前访问收费
特朗普因 Truth Social 新推出的一项付费服务在联邦法院被起诉，这项服务让订阅者可提前看到他关于美国政策的帖文。诉状称，这种安排使付费客户能比公众更早看到可能影响市场的言论，内容涉及战争、关税和其他议题。
原告包括新闻自由基金会和 The Intercept，他们主张该服务违反宪法。他们认为，总统的官方声明应以对新闻界和公众同等开放的方式发布，政府不能对获取这些信息附加不合理条件。
特朗普媒体否认指控，并表示订阅式 API 在行业内很常见。公司在声明中称，这起诉讼是在试图让特朗普闭嘴并损害股东利益。该案还将丹尼尔·斯卡维诺和娜塔莉·J·哈普列为被告。
从市场角度看，这起诉讼可能对特朗普媒体股价偏利空，因为它增加了法律风险和监管关注。报道提到，这家上市公司每季度亏损数亿美元，股价也已从上市后的高点大幅回落，因此此案可能进一步压制市场对其股票的情绪。