Trump attacks Gorsuch and Barrett over global levies ruling
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Updated · Barron's · May 10
Trump attacks Gorsuch and Barrett over global levies ruling
8 articles · Updated · Barron's · May 10
In Sunday social media posts, he said the February decision made tariffs imposed under emergency powers illegal and would force $159 billion in refunds.
Trump said the justices he appointed had hurt the country and argued the court should have spared the US from repaying the money.
He also suggested the pair could rule against his administration on birthright citizenship, casting the tariffs judgment as part of a wider pattern of conservative justices asserting independence.
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