President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a 鈥減olitical resolution鈥� to the issue.
The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk.
鈥淧resident Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act鈥檚 deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case,鈥� said Trump鈥檚 amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case.
The filings come ahead of oral arguments on whether the law, which requires TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company or face a ban, unlawfully restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment.
Earlier this month, a panel of three federal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit , leading TikTok to appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
The brief from Trump said he opposes banning TikTok at this junction and 鈥渟eeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office.鈥�
Haleluya Hadero, The Associated Press
