US President-elect Trump attends the Turning Point USA Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, USA on December 22, 2024.
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President-elect Donald Trump The company filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the high court to halt enforcement of a law that would ban TikTok in the United States on January 19 if the app is not sold by its Chinese parent.
court is due to Arguments on the case will be heard on January 10.
“President Trump takes no position on the underlying substance of this dispute,” wrote D. John Sauer, Trump’s attorney and the president-elect’s nominee for U.S. Solicitor General. “Instead, he has taken no position on the underlying substance of this dispute.” The Court is respectfully requested to consider postponing the January 19, 2025 divestment deadline set forth in the Act while considering the merits of this case, thereby giving President Trump’s incoming administration the opportunity to pursue a political solution to the relevant issues.
The law at the heart of the lawsuit is The Protecting Americans from Apps Controlled by Foreign Adversaries Act was a bipartisan measure passed by Congress and then signed into law by President Joe Biden in April.
The law would require TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the platform to a U.S. company or face a ban.
Earlier this month, the court Decide Hear cases and quickly schedule briefings and oral arguments. However, the court rejected TikTok’s request to suspend enforcement of the ban, requiring them to comment or block the law indefinitely just nine days after oral arguments.
Trump said in court documents that he could negotiate a political solution before a court ruling is needed.
“Only President Trump has the impeccable deal expertise, electoral mandate, and political will to negotiate a resolution that saves the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the administration — and President Trump himself,” Sauer wrote. Acknowledge these concerns.
