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Judge weighs if Trump can charge $100K for early access to Truth Social posts

Judge weighs if Trump can charge $100K for early access to Truth Social posts
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Likely in the next few weeks, a federal judge will decide if Donald Trump can become the first president to personally profit from selling early access to government information in his social media posts. At a hearing Wednesday, Department of Justice civil attorney Brantley Mayers argued that there was no conflict whatsoever with Trump charging up to $100,000 monthly for instant API access to Truth Social posts that often break news from his administration. Trump is the largest stakeholder and m

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