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TechnologyMar 5

Investors file lawsuit against Trump administration over TikTok deal approval

Tech investors and an anti-corruption group have sued President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi over the administration's approval of TikTok's U.S. sale.

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President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi are facing multiple lawsuits over the Trump administration's handling of TikTok's U.S. operations, with plaintiffs challenging both the approval of a sale deal and alleged failures to enforce existing ban requirements.

Two separate legal actions have been filed. One lawsuit comes from tech investors Zhaocheng Anthony Tan, a shareholder in Google's parent company Alphabet, and Garrett Reid, a Meta shareholder. A second suit was filed by a newly formed anti-corruption group.

The lawsuits center on the administration's approval of a deal that allowed TikTok to spin off its U.S. operations into a separate American-owned entity, enabling the platform to continue operating in the United States. The arrangement involved a group of administration-backed investors in the acquisition of TikTok's U.S. assets from its China-based parent company ByteDance.

One set of plaintiffs argues that the Trump administration violated existing law by failing to enforce requirements that TikTok either separate from its Chinese owner or face a U.S. ban. The anti-corruption group's lawsuit focuses on allegations that the deal benefited firms that had financial ties to Trump.

The legal challenges highlight ongoing disputes over how the administration has handled national security concerns regarding TikTok's Chinese ownership while balancing the app's continued operation in the American market. The lawsuits seek court intervention in the administration's approach to the TikTok situation.

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