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President Trump says “there will be others” prosecuted after Comey. A day after the Justice Department secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey—which followed Trump publicly complaining that criminal charges were not being filed against his perceived political foes—the president told reporters yesterday that he expects more. “It’s not a list, but I think there will be others,” Trump said. He did not specify who he was referring to, but before Comey was indicted, the president posted on social media that the attorney general should pursue Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who led an impeachment against Trump, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought a civil case against Trump.—AR
The Jimmy Kimmel Live! boycotts are officially over. The late-night show returned to the combined 72 ABC local stations of Sinclair and Nexstar last night after the affiliate-owners previously refused to air it over comments Kimmel made about the murder of political activist Charlie Kirk. ABC brought Kimmel back to the air on Tuesday after a suspension its parent company, Disney, imposed on Sept. 17 under pressure from President Trump and the FCC, but Sinclair and Nexstar continued to preempt the show. The program delivered huge ratings throughout the week. Nexstar was the final holdout after Sinclair announced it was bringing Kimmel back yesterday afternoon. Nexstar made its announcement a few hours later.—DL
ByteDance reportedly will get to keep half of TikTok’s US profits. Details of the deal aimed at keeping TikTok available in the US (and keeping US–China relations on track for trade talks) continue to emerge, with Bloomberg reporting yesterday that the app’s Chinese parent company will likely keep ~50% of its American profit even after selling US operations to an investor group. Sources told the publication this would be through a licensing fee for TikTok’s algorithm, as well as a share of profits proportional to its equity stake. This may help explain why the deal is said to value TikTok at $14 billion—a bargain basement figure compared to the up to $40 billion analysts expected.—AR
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