TikTok challenges Trump order ahead of US divestment deadline
ByteDance has filed a legal petition challenging a White House order that would force a sale of TikTok’s US operations, citing delays from the Trump administration to finalise a deal.
The Chinese owner of the short video app was given a 90-day deadline to address national security concerns in an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in August. ByteDance would be forced to sell TikTok’s US operations if it failed to do so by Thursday.
The petition, filed in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, asked for a court to review Mr Trump’s divestment order, arguing it violated the company’s constitutional rights.
The Chinese tech group said it had also filed for a 30-day extension to the deadline with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (Cfius), the inter-agency body overseeing the negotiations.
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