"Details of the agreement were not made public in court filings, but X and Mr. Trump notified the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday that they had agreed to dismiss the lawsuit. Both parties agreed to pay their own costs... www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/t... - ThreadSky

katiephang.bsky.social • 9 days ago

"Details of the agreement were not made public in court filings, but X and Mr. Trump notified the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday that they had agreed to dismiss the lawsuit. Both parties agreed to pay their own costs...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/technology/musk-x-settles-trump-lawsuit.html

Comments

loveisphere.bsky.social•9 days ago

The $10 million is part of their whole quid pro quo payment plan. Interestingly, I’ve noticed Trump’s quid pro quo backdoor payments are often $10 million… nice round number, I guess.

rickc-137.bsky.social•9 days ago

At this rate, Trump will be the 2nd richest person in the world behind Musk

leightonbrenholt19.bsky.social•9 days ago

ELON BUYING MORE INFLUENCE , WHAT A CROCK .

queenofsicily.bsky.social•9 days ago

It only cost the American tax payers $400 million in armored Douche Panzer’s.

jeffvazsr.bsky.social•9 days ago

I would love to read the article… but as is happening more and more… publications are not allowing access without paying. Bullshit.

katiephang.bsky.social•9 days ago

Here you go:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/technology/musk-x-settles-trump-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wk4.ueXf.xt6oFInQR1Zh&smid=url-share

jeffvazsr.bsky.social•9 days ago

Thank you for sharing this with us Katie

jeffvazsr.bsky.social•9 days ago

Thank you. This is an interesting article. I guess we can add the $10M to the $250M previously spent to get Trump elected. The fact that Trump’s account back in “the old days” of a year or so ago was suspended “due to the risk of further incitement of violence” is no longer important? We say not

nancyp.bsky.social•9 days ago

Thank you.

mvandeneede.bsky.social•9 days ago

Katie, I’ve notice that ou and I are alike in that we call him Mr Trump. I have never referred to him as POTUS, maybe POS, but not POTUS. 😉

alienbarbers.bsky.social•9 days ago

If you're president, apparently the best way to make money is to file unmerited lawsuits against major media outlets and just let the millions roll in.

ksi1564.bsky.social•9 days ago

Wake up everyone.

jotata75.bsky.social•9 days ago

Presidency for sale! Again and again…

chimborazo1351.bsky.social•9 days ago

Wonder how much more Xelon will be paying trumpchi in the next few years.

disillusioneddoc20.bsky.social•9 days ago

Doge is definitely his biggest money laundering scheme yet….

pauldu.bsky.social•9 days ago

Crime d̶o̶e̶s̶n̶’t̶ does pay

marcusd1969.bsky.social•9 days ago

Out in the open bribery

larahart.bsky.social•9 days ago

maybe you could find a link which is not behind a paywall. i am not going to subscribe to the NYT!

actnsang192.bsky.social•9 days ago

📌

casey-dee.bsky.social•9 days ago

Translation: fElon gives $10 million bribe to Trump.

cperd33.bsky.social•9 days ago

Holy shit. No wonder they got rid of the bribery rules

terrejpwdc.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yep, it’s a charge for the Modi meeting tomorrow

bseadeer.bsky.social•9 days ago

That is just plain weird

truthseekercg.bsky.social•9 days ago

How will anyone know if he actually pays the “fine” ?

Yes that’s where I’m at on all of this

gaillane.bsky.social•9 days ago

FFS. Did Donald run out of money already and need an increase in his allowance? Or was this a matter of "your son is rude, I want $10million"

markymarkseattle.bsky.social•9 days ago

Impeach!

nelebell.bsky.social•9 days ago

Conflict of interest much?

saabatical.bsky.social•9 days ago

A slap in the face to democracy and a welcome to a dork techno fascist dictatorship .. so disgusting

chronicb17ch.bsky.social•9 days ago

Could it be that elon sensed he's overstaying his welcome, so he fed the piggy bank in order to keep his shadow presidency going?

hiliter.bsky.social•9 days ago

Paying homage to the wanna be king.

steve-in-manhattan.bsky.social•9 days ago

just $10 mil? Elon got a nice discount.

jeffo20.bsky.social•9 days ago

So, it cost Musk $260 million to buy the presidency....

geeb.bsky.social•9 days ago

😕

amh9.bsky.social•9 days ago

Wouldn't it be incest if they sued each other?

rrattay69.bsky.social•9 days ago

How big of him. What a joke

truthmatters101.bsky.social•9 days ago

marlap1003.bsky.social•9 days ago

A Nazi & a RACIST! What a combination!

linjurz.bsky.social•9 days ago

Perfect image.

plannedtheride.bsky.social•9 days ago

Grifting grifters grifting grifting grifters.

katyaj.bsky.social•9 days ago

Because he is going to be awarded a 400m contract for armoured Teslas that don’t work

thisisjoylps.bsky.social•9 days ago

This kid knows everything. We need CPS and a child psychologist stat.

world999.bsky.social•9 days ago

I would be laughing my ass off if this wasn’t so SERIOUS

youlikeraisins.bsky.social•9 days ago

The $400 million in Tesla sales to the DOD is a fair trade for Elon. Too bad they won’t last long with the fire danger.

blueoregonian.bsky.social•9 days ago

So…another bribe.

fourfivefire.bsky.social•9 days ago

More money laundering, i see.

grahamclester.bsky.social•9 days ago

Elon gave Trump $10 million and Trump gave Elon $400 million. A typical Trump deal.

citizen12345.bsky.social•9 days ago

$400m of taxpayer money

stathiosb.bsky.social•9 days ago

I’m not surprised. I expected Musk would settle other Trump debts but wasn’t thinking there was a suit against the app formerly known as Twitter. This is probably the easiest to understand out of all the maelstrom of caca coming from these two cretins daily if not hourly.

limeyx.bsky.social•9 days ago

Revolting

rottweilerhome.bsky.social•9 days ago

So are taxpayers going to foot the bill for Trump?

marcusaurelius-123.bsky.social•9 days ago

Straight up money laundering.

heidil973.bsky.social•9 days ago

Disgusting

danlbw.bsky.social•9 days ago

Agreement.

kyannm.bsky.social•9 days ago

Didn’t Elon already pay $280 million to buy the presidency?

cgordi.bsky.social•9 days ago

That was his personal money. This is “through his company.” As someone else pointed out … fancy money laundering.

maamikron.bsky.social•9 days ago

pure corruption.

conservativedem5.bsky.social•9 days ago

They both can stick it up their...chimneys.

grobielauren.bsky.social•9 days ago

Katie, is it fair to call the cheato a marionette and pooty/musk the puppeteers? Thanks.

zgwarnki.bsky.social•9 days ago

Of course they weren't

delightfulbacon.bsky.social•9 days ago

This is yet another bribe.

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sheasmithxs.bsky.social•9 days ago

money laundering through the courts is wild

kimlongshaffstall.bsky.social•9 days ago

Whats this....

janerow35.bsky.social•9 days ago

Omg..the grift. The what ever they are, are a death trap. He can't get rid of them they're sitting on the lot.

ddmiller25.bsky.social•9 days ago

This just proves how fucking stupid Trump is how incompetent he is. He knows nothing about business because if he did, he knows these cars aren’t worth fucking shit. They’re garbage, scrap yards don’t even want them.