Fort Myers Naples, FL, August 13, 2026 —

NEW YORK, NY – A federal lawsuit has been filed in New York by The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation against President Donald Trump and unnamed White House officials. The legal action targets the Truth Social API service, which offers early access to President Trump’s posts for a monthly fee reportedly as high as $100,000.

The plaintiffs describe the service as “profoundly corrupt” and contend that it violates both the First and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Central to the lawsuit’s argument is the claim that the paid service allows President Trump to profit from what the plaintiffs allege is privileged access to government information.

Furthermore, the lawsuit asserts that this tiered access creates an unfair competitive disadvantage for other organizations and news outlets. The core demand of the legal filing is to prevent the exclusive dissemination of official government announcements through Truth Social when the paid early access service is operational.

Details regarding the specific White House officials named in the suit were not immediately available. The exact timeline for when the Truth Social API service began offering this premium access was also not provided in the initial summary of the lawsuit.



Story summarized from the original created by Tiago Ventura on time.com, see more information here.

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