Elon Musk Company X settles Trump’s lawsuit for distortion

Social media company x He agreed to pay about 10 million dollars to settle a suit By the president Donald TrumpWho put the owner x billionaire Elon Musk Responsible for a great effort for the government in the costs and decline of employees, Wall Street Magazine It was mentioned Wednesday.

Trump was prosecution X, then known as twitterAnd Jack Surcy at the time at San Francisco Federal Court to extract his account yet January 6, 2021, riots in the Capitol in the United States By his supporters. Twitter pointed to the risk of Trump inciting more violence related to his effort to stay in the White House after losing to the former presidentT -Joe Biden In the 2020 elections.

Trump claimed that Twitter has violated the right to the first amendment to freedom of expression.

John Kelly, a Trump lawyer in the lawsuit, confirmed on Wednesday that the president and X had a settlement.

“It has been resolved,” Kelly told CNBC. He said he could not confirm the details of the settlement.

CNBC requested a comment from a lawyer for X.

At the time of the settlement, Trump was waiting for more than a year for the outcome of the appeal of a lawsuit rejected by the Federal Provincial Court judge in 2022. By all parties in the case to reject this appeal.

DeadThe owner of Facebook and Instagram said, on January 29 Pay 25 million dollars To settle Trump’s lawsuit regarding the decision of this company to suspend the accounts of Trump’s social media after riots in the Capitol.

Settlement with X comes Timing The CEO of Musk is overseeing the Trump administration’s effort on a large scale to reduce the levels of spending and employment in the federal government as the head of a prominent, or government competence management.

Musk, who spent more than $ 250 million to help Trump win the elections for a second period in the White House, bought Twitter in October 2022 for $ 44 billion.

Musk returned X TROMP account in November 2022.