Frank McCourt was among the investors who sought to purchase TikTok. Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images New York —

Billionaire investor Frank McCourt, an early bidder for TikTok, is looking into whether the White House-brokered agreement for a majority-American investor group to buy the app’s US assets is legal.

While McCourt said “it’s too early to say” whether he would seek to join the ownership group or challenge the deal in court if he believes it doesn’t comply with the law, he said he believes the American public deserves more information about the agreement.

“I’ve asked and engaged some really smart people to analyze (the deal) the best they can, with the information available, because there are still missing pieces with what this all means,” McCourt told CNN’s Terms of Se

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