Trump Plans to Pursue Google’s Prosecution if Elected, Reports Reuters

By Jasper Ward and Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON – Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is running as the Republican candidate in the upcoming election, announced on Friday that he intends to pursue legal action against Google if he wins the election on November 5. Trump claims that the tech giant only presents negative stories about him.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump did not provide any evidence to support his allegations against Google. He stated, "It has been determined that Google has illegally used a system of only revealing and displaying bad stories about Donald J. Trump, some made up for this purpose while, at the same time, only revealing good stories about" Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

"This is an illegal activity, and I hope the Justice Department will criminally prosecute them for this blatant interference in elections," Trump added. "If not, I will request their prosecution, at the highest levels, when I win the election and become president of the United States."

Google has not yet issued a response regarding Trump’s comments.

Trump had previously made similar accusations against Google in 2019. He alleged that during the 2016 presidential election, the company favored negative news stories about him, a claim that Google rejected at the time.

Recently, some of Trump’s supporters have revived these allegations. Notably, billionaire Elon Musk suggested on social media that Google had implemented a search ban on the former president shortly after a failed assassination attempt against Trump in July.