{"id":2576663,"date":"2026-03-05T19:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-executives-sue-trump-and-bondi-over-tiktok-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:26:04","slug":"big-tech-executives-sue-trump-and-bondi-over-tiktok-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-executives-sue-trump-and-bondi-over-tiktok-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Tech executives sue Trump and Bondi over TikTok deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-tech-executives-sue-trump-and-bondi-over-tiktok-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576663&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two Big Tech investors filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi, challenging the TikTok deal announced in January. They argue the deal violates the 2024 Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications act (the TikTok Law), which requires ByteDance to sever its operational relationship with TikTok in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Plaintiffs: Zhaocheng Anthony Tan (an Alphabet Inc. investor) and Garrett Reid (a Meta investor) filed the suit in the U.S. court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Core claim: The arrangement would leave ByteDance in control of essential elements of TikTok and fail to truly divest, undermining the law\u2019s purpose to prevent Chinese influence or censorship through the app.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Context: The TikTok Law set a January 19, 2025 deadline for divestment, with extensions considered during 2025 as the administration worked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-intelligence-official-warns-of-tiktoks-influence-on-us-citizens\/\" title=\"Senior Intelligence Official Warns of ...\u2019s Influence on US Citizens\">address national security concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Deal details: The U.S.entity would be part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >joint venture owned<\/a> by American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX (each with 15%), with additional involvement from Michael Dell\u2019s investment firm. The process evolved over time, culminating in a finalized arrangement in January 2026 after TikTok pledged to sell its U.S. operations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Additional criticisms: The petitioners claim financial harm as investors in TikTok\u2019s rivals and allege the deal rewarded allies with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-lincoln-project-execs-knew-of-weaver-allegations-in-march-before-big-donors-ponied-up\/\" title=\"Report: Lincoln Project Execs Knew of Weaver Allegations in March, Before Big Donors Ponied Up\">personal enrichment<\/a>, pointing to donors and connections tied to MAGA-related organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Overall implication: The plaintiffs contend the deal keeps ByteDance too deeply involved, contradicting the stated goal of the TikTok Law to curb Chinese influence and content control in the U.S.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Big Tech executives sue Trump and Bondi over TikTok deal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2523992\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A pair of Big Tech shareholders sued the Trump administration on Thursday over the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4430767\/tiktok-finalizes-deal-us-operations-trump-investors\/\">deal it reached with TikTok<\/a> in January, claiming the deal violates a 2024 law that calls for Chinese owner ByteDance to cease its operation with the app in the United States. <\/p>\n<p>Zhaocheng Anthony Tan, an investor in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/google\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"180\">Alphabet Inc.<\/a>, and Garrett Reid, an investor in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/meta\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8910\">Meta<\/a>, are the two plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11687\">Pam Bondi<\/a>, who argue the administration&rsquo;s TikTok deal did not cut off ByteDance&rsquo;s &ldquo;operational relationship&rdquo; with the U.S. TikTok entity. The suit was filed in the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/appeals-courts\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1537\">Court of Appeals<\/a> for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">District of Columbia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4482526\/paramount-ellison-cnn-cbs-warner-bros-merger\/\">Paramount CEO suggests CNN and CBS News to stay separate after Warner Bros. merger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4481541\/gas-price-exceeds-3-nationwide-iran\/\">Average gas price exceeds $3 nationwide for first time since November<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4478161\/fcc-concerns-warner-bros-merger-assuaged-paramount-buyer-brendan-carr\/\">FCC concerns about a WBD merger assuaged with Paramount as buyer: Brendan Carr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;In short, under the announced deal, ByteDance would still control all the essential elements of TikTok,&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cadc.42917\/gov.uscourts.cadc.42917.01208827873.0.pdf\">lawsuit<\/a> reads. &ldquo;Such a deal would subvert the very purpose of the TikTok Law, as ByteDance could continue to push Chinese propaganda and censor the content it does not like, exactly the harm that the law was intended to prevent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The petitioners refer to the &ldquo;Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act&rdquo; as the &ldquo;TikTok Law.&rdquo; The law gave TikTok a Jan. 19, 2025, deadline to completely divest from its Chinese parent company or face a ban in the U.S. Trump announced several extensions of the deadline over the course of 2025 before unveiling a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3815468\/white-house-releases-details-deal-tiktok-us\/\">plan to save the app<\/a>, used by hundreds of millions of people in the U.S., in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>After TikTok <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3927047\/tiktok-deal-us-entity-american-investors\/\">vowed to sell its U.S. entity<\/a> to a joint venture group of several U.S. investors in December 2025, the Trump administration <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4430767\/tiktok-finalizes-deal-us-operations-trump-investors\/\">finalized the deal<\/a> in January 2026. Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX each own 15% of the venture as the three managing investors. The CEO of Dell, Michael Dell&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-hands-control-of-us-operations-to-trump-backed-investors\/\" title=\"... hands control of US operations to Trump-backed ...\">personal investment firm<\/a>, is another investor in the company.<\/p>\n<p>Dell is a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3903649\/michael-susan-dell-donate-6-billion-fund-trump-accounts-25-million-children\/\">financial backer<\/a>&nbsp;of Trump&rsquo;s new Trump Accounts, and Oracle was co-founded by Larry Ellison, another ally of the president.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4431803\/inside-story-jd-vance-trump-tiktok-deal\/\">THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW JD VANCE &lsquo;LANDED THE PLANE&rsquo; ON TRUMP&rsquo;S TIKTOK DEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The petitioners of the lawsuit said they &ldquo;suffered financially&rdquo; after the deal was announced, as they are investors in TikTok&rsquo;s competitors. The petitioners also claim that &ldquo;the deal the President approved rewarded allies who personally enriched him,&rdquo; pointing to Ellison and political donations to MAGA, Inc. from Jeff Yass of Susquehanna and William Ford of General Atlantic. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the White House for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Tech investors sue Trump, Bondi over TikTok deal<br \/>\n&#8211; Tech investors sue Trump and Bondi over TikTok pact<\/p>\n<p>If you want a longer paraphrase of the full article, say how long you\u2019d like it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2576664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26023052378716.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[75181,45543,7976,6248,3634],"class_list":["post-2576663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-big-tech-2","tag-bondi","tag-lawsuits","tag-tiktok","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26023052378716.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576663"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576667,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576663\/revisions\/2576667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}