Donald Trump was sued in federal court on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, over Trump API, a Truth Social service that can cost subscribers as much as $100,000 per month for faster access to his posts. The Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept Media say the offering could give paying traders an early look at potentially market moving government information. The plaintiffs described the arrangement as a private paywall around presidential announcements. According to the complaint, Trump could financially benefit by directing government information to his own company, Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns Truth Social. Who Gets the First Look? Trump API is marketed as a business to business product for institutional customers seeking the quickest access to posts from the platform’s highest ranking accounts. The lawsuit argues that the service creates an unfair choice for news organizations: pay Trump’s company to keep pace with competitors or risk losing speed, revenue, reputation, and legal protection. The complaint alleges violations of the First and Fifth Amendments, including claims that the service undermines equal access to public presidential announcements and demands an unreasonable fee for a government related benefit. The Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept are asking a judge to block exclusive government information from being posted through the service and to declare the arrangement unconstitutional. Trump aides Natalie Harp and Dan Scavino are also named as defendants. The White House had not provided a response by publication time, while Trump Media reported a $238 million net loss on $1.7 million in revenue in its most recent quarter, making the proposed recurring revenue stream a particularly high stakes business play.