The Department of Justice is working overtime to keep President-elect Donald Trump from grabbing a win in the upcoming potential ban of TikTok.

According to The Hill, President Joe Biden's Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to deny a request made by the incoming president to delay a decision "on the TikTok ban law. 

Trump had filed an amicus brief in support of postponing the law until after he's president. The law is currently set to be enacted on Jan. 19, which is one day prior to his inauguration.

Attorney General Merrick Garland doubled down on his stance that TikTok, given its parent company is China-based, is a threat to national security and as the law states, should be sold to an American entity or face a complete ban.

What did he say?

Garland described the popular social media company in its current ownership form as a "weapon" that could enable China to conduct unprecedented "espionage" on America with the sheer volume of data it collects from its users.

"TikTok’s collection of reams of sensitive data 2 about 170 million Americans and their contacts makes it a powerful tool for espionage, and TikTok’s role as a key channel of communication makes it a potent weapon for covert influence operations," Garland told the high court.

Biden's AG added, "So long as TikTok remains subject to the [People’s Republican of China’s] control, the PRC could use those weapons against the United States at any time — for example, at a pivotal moment during a crisis."

The Hill added:

ByteDance is managed by Chinese tech giant Zhang Yiming, who still maintains over 50 percent of voting control over the privately owned corporation which has raised concerns with lawmakers.

President Trump, during his first term in the White House, fully supported a ban on TikTok for similar reasons. But his stance on the matter has changed significantly, though he vowed to stay "neutral" on the matter if its left in his hands.

Many believe that since TikTok was a pivotal tool in helping Trump win the election, he'll be more apt to look for a way to keep it alive, whatever that would entail.

Conversations were had

The president-elect had a conversation with TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who has worked overtime to convince the incoming president and members of Congress that the data of the platform's American users will be safeguarded and not used for nefarious purposes.

The Hill added:

His visit to Capitol Hill helped solidify support for the app from Sens. Ed Markey (D- Mass.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who claimed a ban of the popular video-sharing app would violate the First Amendment.

Many from both sides of the political aisle have come to TikTok's defense and claim that a ban would be an obvious First Amendment violation.

Only time will tell what the high court decides.