Alan Rosenstein

One thing you could do, and this would be the most direct and most effective thing, would be to get Congress to repeal the law. Because if the law is repealed, then the law is repealed. Then there's no issue. The problem there is that it's going to be very hard to do that. The law was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.

One thing you could do, and this would be the most direct and most effective thing, would be to get Congress to repeal the law. Because if the law is repealed, then the law is repealed. Then there's no issue. The problem there is that it's going to be very hard to do that. The law was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.

One thing you could do, and this would be the most direct and most effective thing, would be to get Congress to repeal the law. Because if the law is repealed, then the law is repealed. Then there's no issue. The problem there is that it's going to be very hard to do that. The law was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.

I mean, it was essentially as bipartisan as anything gets in contemporary Washington. And although, of course, Trump has a really strong hold on the Republican Party, And maybe some Democrats don't love the idea of banning TikTok when they're hearing from their constituents. I am skeptical that Trump can get the votes, right? That even Trump has the political juice to get this thing done.

I mean, it was essentially as bipartisan as anything gets in contemporary Washington. And although, of course, Trump has a really strong hold on the Republican Party, And maybe some Democrats don't love the idea of banning TikTok when they're hearing from their constituents. I am skeptical that Trump can get the votes, right? That even Trump has the political juice to get this thing done.

I mean, it was essentially as bipartisan as anything gets in contemporary Washington. And although, of course, Trump has a really strong hold on the Republican Party, And maybe some Democrats don't love the idea of banning TikTok when they're hearing from their constituents. I am skeptical that Trump can get the votes, right? That even Trump has the political juice to get this thing done.

And I think it really has to be one of the main things he spends his political capital on in his first 100 days. I'm just not convinced he wants to do that. So the second thing he could do is he could just declare that... the government is not going to enforce the law. So the law is enforced through primarily penalties on these companies.

And I think it really has to be one of the main things he spends his political capital on in his first 100 days. I'm just not convinced he wants to do that. So the second thing he could do is he could just declare that... the government is not going to enforce the law. So the law is enforced through primarily penalties on these companies.

And I think it really has to be one of the main things he spends his political capital on in his first 100 days. I'm just not convinced he wants to do that. So the second thing he could do is he could just declare that... the government is not going to enforce the law. So the law is enforced through primarily penalties on these companies.

The attorney general goes and sues Apple and Oracle for violating the law up to $5,000 per user. And as you mentioned before, there are 170 million American users of TikTok. So that adds up to a lot of money very quickly.

The attorney general goes and sues Apple and Oracle for violating the law up to $5,000 per user. And as you mentioned before, there are 170 million American users of TikTok. So that adds up to a lot of money very quickly.

The attorney general goes and sues Apple and Oracle for violating the law up to $5,000 per user. And as you mentioned before, there are 170 million American users of TikTok. So that adds up to a lot of money very quickly.

Absolutely. Right. And that is within his power. And no one could really challenge that decision. The problem is that Trump is very mercurial. He changes his mind frequently. He often seems to be basically acting based on whoever was the last person he talked to. So just because he directs the attorney general not to enforce the law, that doesn't make the law go away.

Absolutely. Right. And that is within his power. And no one could really challenge that decision. The problem is that Trump is very mercurial. He changes his mind frequently. He often seems to be basically acting based on whoever was the last person he talked to. So just because he directs the attorney general not to enforce the law, that doesn't make the law go away.

Absolutely. Right. And that is within his power. And no one could really challenge that decision. The problem is that Trump is very mercurial. He changes his mind frequently. He often seems to be basically acting based on whoever was the last person he talked to. So just because he directs the attorney general not to enforce the law, that doesn't make the law go away.

Apple and Oracle would still be in a position of violating the law. And again, if you're the general counsel of Apple, and it's certainly if I was, I would feel very uncomfortable telling my CEO to go ahead with an action that could potentially open my company up to billions of dollars in liability based on liability.

Apple and Oracle would still be in a position of violating the law. And again, if you're the general counsel of Apple, and it's certainly if I was, I would feel very uncomfortable telling my CEO to go ahead with an action that could potentially open my company up to billions of dollars in liability based on liability.

Apple and Oracle would still be in a position of violating the law. And again, if you're the general counsel of Apple, and it's certainly if I was, I would feel very uncomfortable telling my CEO to go ahead with an action that could potentially open my company up to billions of dollars in liability based on liability.

Some truth social post that Trump made directing future Attorney General Pam Bondi not to enforce the law. So I don't think that's going to be good enough. So the third thing Trump can do, and this is, I think, if he wants to help TikTok, this is probably how he's going to do it, is to just declare that the law no longer applies. And the reason he can do that is because the law...

Some truth social post that Trump made directing future Attorney General Pam Bondi not to enforce the law. So I don't think that's going to be good enough. So the third thing Trump can do, and this is, I think, if he wants to help TikTok, this is probably how he's going to do it, is to just declare that the law no longer applies. And the reason he can do that is because the law...