Senate Democrats want to know: was YouTube’s Trump settlement a bribe?
October 15, 2025
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The Verge

YouTubes 24.5 million settlement with President Donald Trump could constitute an illegal bribe, senators say. The deal settles a lawsuit Trump filed in 2021 after he was suspended from the platform. The vast majority of the payment was earmarked to support the construction of a new White House ball