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Google, YouTube Queried by Senators Over $22m Trump Settlement

Oct. 15, 2025, 7:23 PM UTC
Bryan Pietsch
Bryan Pietsch

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and some of his Democratic colleagues write a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan about Google’s recent $22 million settlement with President Trump.

  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office comments in an emailed statement
  • Senators ask whether the settlement was a “quid-pro-quo agreement in exchange for favors” from the Trump administration

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