WeChat Users Claim Trump’s App Ban Was Motivated By Racial Animus

Mealey's (December 9, 2020, 11:07 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a second amended complaint (SAC) filed Dec. 7 in California federal court, a group of users of the WeChat social media app claim that President Donald J. Trump’s recent executive order restricting use of the app under the guise of national security threats was pretextual, suggesting instead that it was motivated by “racial animus against persons of Chinese descent for political gain” (U.S. WeChat Users Alliance, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 20-5910, N.D. Calif.)....