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X agreed to pay about $10 million to settle Trump's suit

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  1. settled

    X agreed to pay approximately $10 million to settle Donald Trump's lawsuit over the suspension of his account after January 6, 2021.

    Corrects claim:batch-200:040
Summary and current status

Reuters reported the settlement of Trump's lawsuit over the platform's suspension of his account after January 6, 2021.

X agreed in February 2025 to pay about $10 million to settle Trump's suspension suit

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  1. Donald J. Trumpsecured payment settling platform lawsuitTrump v. X account-suspension settlement

Money trail

  1. paymentReported X settlement paymentabout $10 million
    Committed by / source
    X Corp
    Committed to
    Donald Trump
    committed · 2025-02-12 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Reported payment by X to settle Trump's account-suspension lawsuitPeriod 2025-02-12 to 2025-02-12Basis Reuters reported the approximately $10 million confidential-settlement face value; it was not a court award, and audited disbursement, tax treatment, and legal-fee allocation were undisclosed.Limits Approximate reported amount; Reuters did not identify a separately harmed downstream party or allocation among Trump and counsel.