Elon Musk listened to U.S. President Donald Trump and spoke on February 11, 2025 at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.
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Social Media Company x Has agreed to pay about $10 million to resolve litigation By the President Donald TrumpWho put X’s billionaire boss in Elon Musk Responsible for the main costs and cutting of the government, Wall Street Journal Report Wednesday.
Trump has Prosecution x, then called twitterand then-CEO Jack Dorsey in federal court in San Francisco Riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 By his supporters. Twitter quotes the risk of Trump inciting further violenceT JOE BIDEN In the 2020 general election.
Trump claims Twitter violated his First Amendment, right to freedom of speech.
John Kelly, one of Trump’s lawyers in the lawsuit, confirmed Wednesday that the president and X reached a settlement.
“It’s settled,” Kelly told CNBC, saying he couldn’t confirm the details of the settlement.
CNBC has requested comment from lawyer X.
At the time of settlement, the result of Trump’s appeal to dismiss his lawsuit by a federal district court judge in 2022 has been waiting for more than a year. All parties in the case dismissed the appeal.
YuanOn January 29, Facebook and Instagram owners said they would Pay $25 million To resolve Trump’s lawsuit over the company’s decision to suspend Trump’s social media accounts following the Capitol riots.
The solution with X is Tesla CEO Musk oversees extensive Trump Administration efforts to reduce federal spending and staffing levels, serving as the head of the Governor or the Department of Government Efficiency.
Musk spent more than $250 million to help Trump win the second semester election at the White House, and he bought Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022.
Musk restored Trump’s X account in November 2022.
