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SCOTUS loss would lead to huge Trump tariff refunds, Bessent warns – Axios

SCOTUS loss would lead to huge Trump tariff refunds, Bessent warns  Axios America will refund about ‘half the tariffs’ if SCOTUS rules Trump overstepped, Bessent says  CNN U.S. Importers Eye Refund Options as Tariff Fight Goes to Supreme Court  The Wall Street Journal Trump Is Trying to Blackmail the Supreme Court  Politico The White House is exploring how to keep Trump’s tariffs if the …

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America will refund about ‘half the tariffs’ if SCOTUS rules Trump overstepped, Bessent says

America will refund about ‘half the tariffs’ if SCOTUS rules Trump overstepped, Bessent says

Facebook Tweet Email Link The Treasury Department will issue rebates if the Supreme Court upholds a ruling that President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs were an overstep of power, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. “We would have to give a refund on about half the tariffs, which would be terrible for the Treasury,” Bessent said during an appearance on NBC …

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Trump and SCOTUS are weakening the separation of powers

Trump and SCOTUS are weakening the separation of powers

Last week, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority authorized President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. In another shadow docket ruling that lacks legal precedent, facts or justification, the court dealt an even more serious blow to separation of powers than to public education. The Education Department was established by federal statute in 1979 to “strengthen the Federal commitment to …

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