Trump Posts Two Videos as Truth Social Faces Insider-Trading Suits

Trump shares two videos on his account as his media company fights federal and state lawsuits over a $100,000-a-month early-access feature.

First Published: September 23, 2026, 10:00 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted two videos on Truth Social, the platform owned by his media company that now faces federal and state lawsuits over a feature charging $100,000 a month for early access to his posts.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Truth Social post containing 2 videos.” on September 23, 2026 at 9:51 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 12th message released today, and the last post was 1 hour ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 81 of his 529 posts over the last 30 days classified as image-only posts.

The platform Trump used sits at the center of an escalating legal fight. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a lawsuit Monday against Trump’s social media company, claiming the feature charging $100,000 per month for early access to his posts violates state and federal laws, according to sfstandard. The suit argues that Trump Media violates protections against insider trading by letting paying investors see messages from Trump, Vice President JD Vance and others in the president’s orbit before the public, according to sfstandard.

“Trump Media created a marketplace that enables insider trading, which Trump directly profits from,” Chiu said, according to sfstandard. “This scheme turns the public trust into private profit. It is corruption, plain and simple.”

The feature, called Truth API, went live Aug. one and grants early access to posts from Trump and other top accounts, according to sfstandard. Trump is the largest shareholder in Trump Media but was not named as a defendant in the San Francisco case, according to sfstandard. His shares, a 41% stake, have been held in a trust controlled by his son Trump Jr. since the November 2024 election, according to sfstandard.

Watchdog groups American Oversight and Campaign for Accountability filed a separate suit naming Trump and White House aide Natalie Harp over the same program, according to newrepublic. Harp is named as a defendant because the lawsuit recognizes her as the primary White House staffer responsible for posting for Trump, according to newrepublic. A group of 53 former federal prosecutors and agents told a court Monday that the media company is likely committing federal crimes by selling Wall Street investors faster access to the posts, according to cbsnews. The former officials filed a proposed amicus brief in a case brought in federal court in the Southern District of New York by the Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, according to cbsnews.