Meet the Press NOW — March 17

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🗓️ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. Justice Department probes allegations TikTok spied on journalists while the Biden Administration weighs banning the app due to national security concerns. The International Criminal Court submitted an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for his alleged involvement in war crimes in Ukraine. Former Vice Chair of the FDIC Thomas Hoenig discusses the $30B infusion that bigger banks provided First Republic Bank and the continued effects of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapse.

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0:00.0	If it's Friday, momentum builds in Washington for the potential of a nationwide ban on TikTok.
0:08.3	Amid new reporting that the Justice Department is investigating the app's Chinese owner for spying on journalists.
0:15.8	Plus, has the contagion been contained? A top treasury official says the banking system appears to be stabilizing after a wild
0:23.8	week of bank failures and bank rescues.
0:27.3	And new reporting from NBC News on setbacks facing U.S. officials as they seek Mexico's help
0:34.0	in combating the dangerous and deadly cartel-fuel drug trafficking at the southern border.
0:52.3	Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Chuck Todd reporting in Washington. TikTok, you're on the clock. That's the clear message coming from Washington right now amid growing concerns over Beijing's influence over the popular app.
1:05.7	A bipartisan group of senators introduced sweeping legislation last week with TikTok in mind. It would grant U.S.
1:11.0	regulators power over tech that is produced by countries with an adversarial relationship
1:17.5	with the United States. There's similar momentum for action in the House, not surprising.
1:22.4	The White House has endorsed the Senate's legislation, and a source close to the company tells NBC
1:26.7	news that the administration
1:27.7	went further and demanded that TikTok's Chinese owners divest from the app or face a nationwide ban.
1:34.5	Frankly, the same thing Donald Trump attempted to do during his one term as president.
1:38.8	NBC has also confirmed that the Department of Justice is now investigating bite-dance's use of TikTok
1:43.8	to possibly spy on journalists.
1:47.0	The news was first reported by a Forbes journalist who was one of the reporters reportedly surveilled by bite dance.
1:53.5	We're going to speak with her in a moment.
1:55.0	The news from the DOJ highlights warnings from top intelligence officials who appeared before Congress last week
2:00.3	to sound the alarm over potential national security threats posed by the Chinese government's control over this app.
2:08.9	Could they use TikTok to control data on millions of users?
2:14.7	Yes.
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