Washington (CNN Business) TikTok sued the Trump administration Monday in response to what it said is a "heavily politicized" executive order that seeks to ban the short-form video app from the United States. The suit marks a major escalation in the fight between President Donald Trump and the wildly popular TikTok, which has 100 million users in the US and is owned by a Chinese company, ByteDance. TikTok argued in California federal court that the administration did not give the company a fair chance to defend itself from allegations that it poses a national security risk. And it claimed Trump's executive order illegally rests on emergency powers law in ways that do not apply to TikTok. "We far prefer constructive dialogue over litigation," TikTok said in a blog post announcing the case.

Source: CNN August 24, 2020 15:03 UTC