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Google agreed to settle Donald Trump’s claims that he was banned from his YouTube channel following the January scandal by paying $24.5 million.

A court filing claims that the riot at the US Capitol on June 6, 2021, was unlawful censorship. Trump’s lengthy legal battle against the suspension is now over, thanks to the settlement announced on Monday.

According to the filing, $22 million will be used to build a new ballroom in the White House, a project that is very important to Trump. Google chose not to respond. A few other plaintiffs who joined Trump in the lawsuit will receive the remaining funds.

Trump has been able to negotiate advantageous settlements with other tech and media behemoths that he accused of mistreating him since regaining the presidency in November, even though courts have consistently held that social media companies have a First Amendment right to moderate content as they see fit.

ABC News, owned by Walt Disney, agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that anchor George Stephanopoulos had defamed Trump in a statement regarding a lawsuit against the Trump presidential foundation or museum.

Meta Platforms Inc. agreed to pay a total of $25 million, which includes $22 million for a Trump library, to settle Trump’s lawsuit regarding his Facebook ban following the 2020 election defeat and the attack on the Capitol by a group of his supporters. Trump and Twitter’s legal battle over its Jan. 6 bans in February.

Details of a settlement were not disclosed in court filings. X, the name Elon Musk gave the platform after purchasing it in 2022, reportedly agreed to pay roughly $10 million to settle the president’s claims.