Trump, Bondi face lawsuit over approval of ByteDance TikTok US asset sale

A general view of the offices of TikTok in Culver City, California, U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole · Reuters Reuters Thu, March 5, 2026 at 10:11 a.m. EST 1 min read

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Attorney General ‌Pam Bondi were sued Thursday ‌over the U.S. government's approval of a ​deal by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority American-owned joint venture, saying the approval was ‌illegal and ⁠did not meet the requirements of a 2024 law.

The ⁠lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals in the ​District of ​Columbia by ​the Public Integrity ‌Project on behalf of two retail U.S. investors in rival social media firms. It aims to require a renegotiation of the deal "that doesn't ‌put administration allies ​in a position ​to censor ​political content on one ‌of the world's most ​popular media ​platforms."

The lawsuit does not seek to force a ban on ​TikTok, which ‌is used by 200 million ​Americans.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing ​by Chizu Nomiyama)

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