Tulsi Gabbard Sues Google For $50 Million, Saying Tech Giant Violated Her Free Speech The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful had her Google ad account suspended temporarily after the last debate.  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) sued Google for $50 million on Thursday, saying the tech giant violated her right to free speech when it briefly suspended her advertising account after the last Democratic presidential debate. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, comes after Gabbard’s campaign said its Google advertising account was suspended for about six hours, shortly after the lawmaker finished the first showdown between Democratic candidates last month. Gabbard is one of more than 20 candidates running to unseat President Donald Trump, but is still waging a long shot campaign for the White House and hasn’t yet managed to crack the top echelon of any polls. huff