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ificandream

(10,841 posts) Fri Dec 27, 2024, 05:29 PM Dec 27

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause law that could ban TikTok [View all]

Last edited Fri Dec 27, 2024, 06:05 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: MSNBC

Dec. 27, 2024, 2:09 PM PST / Updated Dec. 27, 2024, 2:23 PM PST
By Hayley Miller

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday urged the Supreme Court to pause a law that could ban TikTok nationwide on Jan. 19 if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell the popular social media app to an American company.

In a 25-page amicus brief filed with the court, Trump asked the justices to stay the Jan. 19 deadline — which is one day before Inauguration Day — so his administration could “pursue a negotiated resolution” that would “obviate the need” for the justices to rule on the case.

“President Trump alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the Government — concerns which President Trump himself has acknowledged,” the brief stated.

TikTok and its parent company, China-based ByteDance, appealed to the Supreme Court last week after lower courts rejected its challenge to the law. The justices agreed to hear the challenge and set oral arguments in the case for Jan. 10.

Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-tiktok-ban-supreme-court-rcna185605

Calling his SCOTUS buddies to come rescue him.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to pause law that could ban TikTok [View all] ificandream Dec 27 OP

Hoping his check will clear before that date . . . . . . no_hypocrisy Dec 27 #1

I didn't know he was President yet... Bluethroughu Dec 27 #2

Same thought here. ificandream Dec 27 #4

As soon as the election was called, he instantly became the de-facto president in the media. PSPS Dec 27 #8

I don't know if my heart can handle 4 years of this. Bluethroughu Dec 27 #12

i wonder how much he got paid in his offshore account from China? kimbutgar Dec 27 #3

tRUMP should file a lawsuit or whatever everybody else does, to forestall implementation of a new law, via the SWBTATTReg Dec 27 #5

Well, he kind of did with the amicus brief he filed today. ificandream Dec 27 #6

Yes, I know, and one of my thoughts was that does he even have standing to do so? he seems like he goes SWBTATTReg Dec 28 #19

My guess is he's trying to help out multi billionaire Jeff Yass. Lucky Luciano Dec 27 #7

Does he even have standing? Or did they kick the can back from the future? GreenWave Dec 27 #9

He filed an amicus brief. Standing not an issue onenote Tuesday #21

If Trump is for Tik Tok, I'm in favor of banning it. MichMan Dec 27 #10

I rather enjoy Tiktok, and always thought the zeal to ban it was a rather straneg position to stake out Tarc Dec 27 #11

He's not the fucking president yet! Initech Dec 27 #13

"the consummate dealmaking expertise?" Grins Dec 27 #14

You beat me to it! The "Consummate dealmaking expertise" Ziggysmom Dec 28 #17

Helping his deep pocket contributor who is heavily invested in China owned Tik Tok. nt yaesu Dec 27 #15

They *should* reject it and make their ruling as he isn't the President and has no say so. cstanleytech Dec 28 #16

Bet he can count on one hand the number of times he "Consummated" with Mel ! Ziggysmom Dec 28 #18

'I don't know what this is': Prosecutor buries Trump's new 'Legally Blonde' court filing LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #20