Newly released documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request reveal that the Trump administration asserted broad authority to effectively nullify laws when issuing letters to tech companies regarding the proposed TikTok ban. According to a New York Times report by Charlie Savage, these letters released tech firms from legal liability for actions that would otherwise be illegal. Legal experts have cautioned that this action set a potentially dangerous precedent, significantly expanding the scope of executive power by allowing the President to bypass existing legal constraints.