everyone around him. expedition to see if they can concoct evidence of anything. this is not american, this is not american, when are we done with this? todd: the former president yesterday has the latest on this story, brooke. that is right, refusing to release an unannounced search of the mar-a-lago home. prosecutors say releasing the document could ongoing a criminal investigation. failing to keep an affidavit sealed, the doj says if this close the affidavit would serve as a road map to the government s ongoing investigation providing specific details about its direction and likely course in a manner that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps. the former president and the department left with the statement on true social overnight, in the interest of transparency, i call for immediate release of redacted affidavit pretending for this horrible and shocking break-in. lindsey halligan said the department is putting up red tape to cover a politic
seat in here. this hearing is expected to be long and brutal. we re told that it could last up to five hours in order to accommodate all 32 members of this committee and he will have little reprieve. that s because he is facing rare bipartisan scrutiny. i m concerned about our national security and kids and a lot of other stuff in between. we want to make sure that on our devices at home, that is not being shared with the chinese communist party. they re owned by the oligarchs in the communist party. i m going to trust the intelligence committee more than i trust the ceo. chew is trying to save the app from a nationwide ban. the white house even has reportedly threatened to ban if tiktok doesn t he is trying
see if the committee has any legislative purpose for the materials that could be accommodated without impeding those interests. dana: they said let s not do this in the media. john: let s take it behind closed doors. dana: we re monitoring the tiktok hearing. a brand-new bombshell that appears to show that president biden tried to kill a news story about his son, hunter, back in 2015 when he was vice president. it s really remarkable what the corporate media has done to both burnish and in many ways create this image of the biden family as a wholesome, corruption-free group. qualify for a payroll tax refund of up to $26,000 per employee. all it takes is eight minutes to get started. then work with professionals to assist your business with its forms and submit the application. go to getrefunds.com to learn more.
we are very excited to be here. many misconceptions and i m proud to come here to present them and all the users in the country. i will make commitments to this committee and all users of this country. number one prioritize safety, particularly for teenagers and keep it a top priority for us. second, we are going to firewall protected u.s. data from any unwanted foreign access. three, we commit to keep tiktok free. free place for freedom of expression without any manipulation by any government and fourth committing to transparency and committing to third party monitoring to keep us accountable. thank you very much. john: chew says the app which has 150 million active users in the united states does not pose any risk to americans or share data with the chinese government. judging from key members of the committee he will be facing today it looks like tiktok could
advice but i prepared with my team in d.c. are the attorneys representing tiktok also representing bytedance? yes, i believe so. what percentage of tiktok revenue does bytedance retain. give me a ballpark estimate. as a private company we are not prepared to disclose financials in public today. can you get back to us with a ballpark without asking for precise figures so the committee can have some understanding of the percentage of tiktok revenue that bytedance retains? i understand the question. respectfully as a private company we re not disclosing our financials today. prior to today s hearing did anyone affiliated with the chinese communist party discuss this hearing senior or other tiktok senior management. since i ve been ceo of this company i have not had discussion with chinese