# Trump offering early access to online posts in move seen as corruption

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-offering-early-access-to-online-posts-in-move-seen-as-corruption/
- Published: 2026-08-01T17:29:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-01T19:33:28+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/01/trump-truth-social-early-access
- Topics: Business, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Paid early access to Trump posts raises conflict-of-interest concerns.
- Truth API costs up to $100,000 monthly.
- Senators want the SEC to investigate.

## Summary

Trump Media has launched a paid service allowing subscribers to receive Truth Social posts, including those by Donald Trump, in real time before ordinary users. Critics say it could let wealthy traders profit from market-moving presidential announcements, raising concerns about conflicts of interest because Trump is the platform’s most influential user and its parent company’s largest shareholder.

The service, Truth API, costs up to $100,000 a month and is aimed at trading firms and other businesses seeking rapid access to high-profile posts. Democratic senators Adam Schiff and Elizabeth Warren have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate, while Trump Media shares rose 5.5% to $10.39 shortly before the launch despite having fallen more than 70% since Trump took office.

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