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The Intercept sued Trump for selling $100,000-per-month premium subscriptions that grant early access to Truth Social announcements. Government watchdog CREW also filed suit, calling the arrangement "profoundly corrupt" and unconstitutional.
The Intercept and government watchdog CREW sued Trump over a premium Truth Social subscription that charges $100,000 per month for early access to his announcements. The suit alleges the arrangement amounts to selling official government information to the highest bidder.
The mechanics matter: Trump is using his position to create value (early access to his statements), then selling that value at an extreme price. This is different from a politician writing books or doing speeches — he's monetizing the presidency itself. CREW called it "profoundly corrupt," which is direct language for what it looks like: the president selling early information access as a revenue stream. The lawsuit argues it violates the Constitution's emoluments clause, which forbids the president from accepting payments tied to his office.
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