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President-elect Donald Trump filed an amicus brief on December 27, 2024, asking the Supreme Court to stay the TikTok divestment deadline while it considers the case. In the filing, Trump said he takes no position on the underlying merits and argued that a delay would give his incoming administration time to seek a negotiated resolution. ([supremecourt.gov](https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336151/20241227163400981_2024-12-27%20-%20TikTok%20v.%20Garland%20-%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20President%20Donald%20J.%20Trump.pdf))

The brief went into TikTok Inc. v. Garland, which the Court docketed on December 18, 2024, after granting review and consolidating the case with a related petition. The docket says the Court allotted two hours for argument, set a January 10, 2025, hearing date, and required amicus briefs to be filed by December 27, 2024. ([supremecourt.gov](https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-656.html))

Trump’s filing says the law’s January 19, 2025, divestment deadline falls one day before he is scheduled to take office on January 20, 2025. The brief argues that pausing the deadline would give the incoming administration room to try a political settlement and could spare the Court from having to decide the constitutional questions on an expedited schedule. ([supremecourt.gov](https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336151/20241227163400981_2024-12-27%20-%20TikTok%20v.%20Garland%20-%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20President%20Donald%20J.%20Trump.pdf))

The ask is narrow: Trump is not asking the justices to rule for him on the merits. He is asking them to hold the clock long enough for his administration to try to work out a resolution outside the Court. ([supremecourt.gov](https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336151/20241227163400981_2024-12-27%20-%20TikTok%20v.%20Garland%20-%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20President%20Donald%20J.%20Trump.pdf))