Carrie Cordero: Trump Doesn’t Provide Any Provision that Say He Can Change Outcome of TikTok Ban

COOPER Carrie let s ░░░░░░░░ about TikTok The president ░░░░░░░░ touted TikTok coming back ░░░░░░░░ He also said he ░░░░░░░░ an executive order following ░░░░░░░░ inauguration to delay enforcement ░░░░░░░░ the law Can he ░░░░░░░░ that CORDERO Well he ░░░░░░░░ This is really the ░░░░░░░░ of this has really ░░░░░░░░ out to be quite ░░░░░░░░ cluster The law that ░░░░░░░░ passed by Congress last ░░░░░░░░ was bipartisan and really ░░░░░░░░ t provide any precedent ░░░░░░░░ that was President Biden ░░░░░░░░ President Trump much flexibility ░░░░░░░░ making changes to it ░░░░░░░░ said that either TikTok ░░░░░░░░ be divested and sold ░░░░░░░░ another company or that ░░░░░░░░ there could be some ░░░░░░░░ of deal that would ░░░░░░░░ place or it needs ░░░░░░░░ go offline And the ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t provide ░░░░░░░░ any specific provision in ░░░░░░░░ law that says the ░░░░░░░░ can change that outcome ░░░░░░░░ if he issues an ░░░░░░░░ what he will basically ░░░░░░░░ to say is that ░░░░░░░░ companies that are charged ░░░░░░░░ implementing the law won ░░░░░░░░ be fined won t ░░░░░░░░ enforced because the fines ░░░░░░░░ are in place in ░░░░░░░░ law actually don t ░░░░░░░░ to TikTok they apply ░░░░░░░░ the companies that provide ░░░░░░░░ to the app the ░░░░░░░░ and the Googles as ░░░░░░░░ as potentially the companies ░░░░░░░░ are providing the service ░░░░░░░░ it so like an ░░░░░░░░ So it s those ░░░░░░░░ that are on the ░░░░░░░░ If I m the ░░░░░░░░ counsel of those companies ░░░░░░░░ do not like this ░░░░░░░░ right now where I ░░░░░░░░ got a law passed ░░░░░░░░ Congress signed by a ░░░░░░░░ telling me to do ░░░░░░░░ thing and potentially another ░░░░░░░░ issuing an order.”