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Trump's bid for a piece of Microsoft-TikTok deal could spur legal action
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trumps-bid-for-a-piece-of-microsoft-tiktok-deal-could-spur-legal-action-idUSKCN250326
President Donald Trump's unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet giant ByteDance's short-video app TikTok is based on an interpretation of U.S law that regulatory lawyers say may be open to challenges.