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Rafael Nam

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he's interested in buying TikTok

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he's putting together a group of investors to try to buy TikTok. (Kevin Dietsch/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he's putting together a group of investors to try to buy TikTok, a day after the House passed a bill that could force the Chinese owners of the popular app to sell the business.

The House bill would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless Bytedance sells the business within six months. Lawmakers passed the bill, citing the danger that China could potentially access data about the millions of Americans who regularly use the app.

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