Former US Treasury Chief Mnuchin Looking to Buy TikTok

FILE - Then-treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 2, 2020.

Former U.S. treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he is going to put together an investor group to try to buy TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives voted to ban the popular video app in the U.S., if its China-based owner doesn’t agree to sell it.