Donald Trump is urging the Supreme Court docket to pause the upcoming TikTok ban.
A brand new regulation is about to enter impact Jan. 19 — the day earlier than Trump is inaugurated for his second presidency — and it requires TikTok be offered by its Chinese language mum or dad firm or be shut down.
Trump’s lawyer, John Sauer, filed a short Friday saying DJT requests SCOTUS contemplate delaying the upcoming change … at the very least till Trump is in workplace.
Within the docs, Trump says he needs “the opportunity to pursue a political resolution of the questions at issue in the case.”
Trump says he is a consummate deal-maker with the experience wanted to repair the issue … and he says he has “the electoral mandate and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns.”
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After all, Trump is massive on utilizing social media — he was once tremendous lively on Twitter earlier than beginning his personal Reality Social platform — and has practically 15 million followers on TikTok. The temporary claims Trump “is one of the most powerful, prolific and influential users of social media in history.”
In separate briefs filed Friday, the federal government defended the brand new regulation … citing considerations the Chinese language authorities may affect the corporate and create a nationwide safety concern.
Naturally, TikTok opposes the ban … the platform says a ban would violate the First Modification.
It is going to be fascinating to see what SCOTUS does right here.
