YouTube’s parent company, Google, has agreed to pay a whopping $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump over the suspension of his channel following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots. According to court filings in California, $22 million of the settlement will be directed to the Trust for the National Mall to fund the construction of a White House State Ballroom, with the remainder going to other plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union. The National Mall Trust works to preserve and restore Washington, D.C.’s iconic landmark.

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For those who are unaware, the case stems from Trump’s claim that YouTube silenced him under what his lawyers described as “vague and shifting standards.” His channel was suspe

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