Sept 29 (Reuters) -

Alphabet-owned YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5

million to settle a lawsuit that U.S. President Donald Trump

brought against the company over the suspension of his account

following the January 2021 U.S. Capitol riots, a court filing

showed on Monday.

Trump filed lawsuits against Twitter, now known as X, and

Facebook owner Meta , as well as Alphabet's Google, and

their chief executives in July 2021, alleging they unlawfully

silenced conservative viewpoints.

Both Meta and X agreed earlier this year to pay to

settle the lawsuits.

Under the settlement, $22 million will be paid on

Trump's behalf to the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit

organization dedicated to the construction of a $200 million

ballroom that Trump is building at the White House.

The rest of the settlement payment will go to other

plaintiffs in the case including the American Conservative

Union.