The Fat Orange Bastard’s federal lawsuit against YouTube was kicked out of the US District Court for Southern Florida to the Northern District of California after the judge determined that Trump had agreed to the “forum selection” clause in the YouTube TOS and, no, it does not matter if he used to be president, he still agreed to the terms, so tough shit, lol:
“The Court need not reach the issue of whether the United States or its officials can be bound by a forum-selection clause because, in this case, there is no federal agency or entity that is a party to this case. Plaintiffs assert that ‘[a]t all times relevant to this action, Plaintiff [Trump] was the sitting President of the United States, and used his social media accounts and YouTube’s services in that capacity as a public forum.’ Yet, that is plainly not the case because Plaintiff Trump agreed to the TOS in his individual capacity, has brought this suit in his individual capacity, and is seeking the restoration of his YouTube account in his individual capacity. Indeed, as recognized in the Amended Complaint, Plaintiff Trump is bringing this case not as the President of the United States, but as ‘a private citizen and is domiciled in Palm Beach, Florida.’ Plaintiff Trump’s status in this case as a private citizen is further confirmed by the fact that he is pursuing claims under FDUTPA – which provides no cause of action for the federal government or its officials. Thus, because Plaintiff Trump is not a party to this case in an official government capacity, the Court finds these arguments to be without merit.” Read more from the ruling here.