Pascal Coffey

The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge to allow the government to bar WeChat from offering WeChat for download in U.S. app stores pending an appeal. That injunction blocked the U.S. Commerce Department order which was set to take effect late on Sept. 20 and that would also bar other U.S. transactions with Tencent Holding’s 0700.HK WeChat.

The Justice Department asked a federal judge in San Francisco early on Friday to allow the government to bar Apple…