President Trump, Pam Bondi sued over sale of TikTok assets
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📌 Key Takeaways
- Lawsuit alleges Trump administration ignored anti-Chinese propaganda laws in TikTok sale.
- Case claims administration brokered partial sale to Trump-affiliated businessmen.
- Filed in Washington, D.C. federal court against Trump and Pam Bondi.
- Focuses on handling of TikTok assets amid national security concerns.
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The case, filed in a federal court in Washington, D.C., accuses the Trump administration of ignoring legislation designed to stop the spread of Chinese propaganda — and instead helping to broker a partial sale to businessmen close to Trump. (Image credit: Anthony Kwan)
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Law President Trump, Pam Bondi sued over sale of TikTok assets March 5, 2026 11:11 AM ET Carrie Johnson In this photo illustration, the TikTok logo and flag of the United States are seen on screens in January 2025 in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anthony Kwan/Getty Images A new organization launched to fight public corruption is suing President Trump and his attorney general, accusing them of flouting the law when they blessed the sale of TikTok's U.S. assets to White House allies. The case, filed in a federal court in Washington, D.C., accuses the Trump administration of ignoring legislation designed to stop the spread of Chinese propaganda — and instead helping to broker a partial sale to businessmen close to Trump. "By flaunting the law so publicly, I think the president is trying to send a message that he is quite literally beyond the reach of the courts, beyond the reach of Congress, beyond the reach of the rule of law," said Brendan Ballou, chief executive at the The Public Integrity Project, the new nonpartisan firm. "And we want to make sure that he isn't." The White House and the Department of Justice didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Technology TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group Two years ago, Congress passed a law to push TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to hand over control of the app's U.S. business to investors outside of China. A bipartisan majority of lawmakers worried about the Chinese government using TikTok for mass data collection, or pushing disinformation and propaganda. While there has never been public evidence of this happening, national security experts say it is a reasonable fear. The law allowed for one extension before it required a divestiture by ByteDance. Instead, Trump granted five separate extensions. ByteDance argued the law violated the free speech rights of the company and its millions of users. Last year, after an emergency hearing, the ...
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