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Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts (www.theguardian.com)

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Suit alleges subscription offer aims to sell privileged access to information generated in president’s official capacity

Donald Trump has been sued after a subscription service charging up to $100,000 a month for early access to his posts on his Truth Social platform sparked allegations of corruption.

The lawsuit, filed in the US district court for the southern district of New York, was brought by the Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation against Trump, two of his aides and the executive office of the president.

It targets “Truth API”, a paid data feed launched on 1 August by the Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social. The complaint calls the arrangement “extraordinary, corrupt and unconstitutional”.

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[-] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago

"sparked allegations of corruption"? Motherfucker this is Tier 1 corrupt. I don't know if there is a textbook definition of corruption but if not, this is it

[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

I would say it's not tier 1 corruption, but low brow corruption.

Real tier 1 corruption, well, I don't want to give them any ideas. They are in on that too, not their own ideas though, but those of the wall street sharks and parasitical businesses interests they are in league with.

[-] liking625@lemmy.world 0 points 7 hours ago

Low brow? Try imagine any other country president doing this anywhere in the world.... Unthinkable!

[-] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Another installment of "What would Republicans do if Obama did this?"

[-] notannpc@lemmy.world 23 points 18 hours ago

Anyone with a functioning brain can see this is exactly what this scheme is. The pedophile belongs in prison, yet again.

[-] Soulphite@reddthat.com 1 points 11 hours ago

The pedophile doesn't belong on Earth. It should be shot into space, but then Earth would be considered a big ole pile of shit for littering the universe with this vile scum. It's atoms are so tainted, it doesn't even belong in this universe. It's a travesty.

[-] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago

Is there a subscription service I can sign up for to never hear about or see trump ever again?

[-] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

The court has previously ruled that the president isn't allowed to block Americans on social media. Hard to see how selling early access to his posts is in the interest of free speech or the American people.

[-] Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

The grift that keeps on grifting

[-] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 3 points 18 hours ago

Buy the package, resell it for less (but to more ppl) by publishing the news yourself. Win win.

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