Wyden says he's 'not in favor' of Mnuchin purchasing TikTok as bill gains momentum

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Wyden says he's 'not in favor' of Mnuchin purchasing TikTok as bill gains momentum

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Thursday that he is “not in favor” of former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin participating in efforts to purchase TikTok as a bill that would require the app’s parent company to divest or face a U.S. ban gains new momentum. “I like some of these ideas about divestiture to American firms and the like,” Wyden said at Semafor’s World Economy Summit.  However, he added, “I am not in favor of Steve Mnuchin being part of…