Trump’s tariffs face legal battles as the White House remains confident in victory
White House Economic Commission Director Kevin Hassett said he remains “very confident” that the court will support President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.
Hassett made a statement when he made a appearance on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday morning, telling host George Stephanopoulos that the White House still expects “plans”
“So we’re very excited. We’re very confident that the judge will stick to this law. So I think it’s Plan A, and we’re very confident that Plan A is everything we need,” Hassett said.
“But if, for some reason, some judges say that when Americans die from fentanyl, it’s not a national emergency, not a death in all American wars, it’s not an emergency where the president has power—if the judge makes ridiculous statements somewhere, we can also make sure we can also make sure we can regain American trade.”
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White House Economic Commission Director Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump’s tariff plan on Sunday. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg by Getty Image)
Hassett’s appearance comes after a ruling last week dismissed Trump’s tariffs only issued temporary accommodation in the Court of Appeal to protect tariffs during the lawsuit.
The Court of Appeal ruled suspending the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruling, so Trump was able to continue to issue a 10% benchmark tariff and so-called “reciprocal tariffs” that he announced on April 2 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act or the IEPA.
CIT uniformly ruled the tariffs of the previous day.
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President Donald Trump has taken advantage of the threat of tariffs during his tenure. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The three panel members of the judges appointed by Trump, former President Barack Obama and former President Ronald Reagan unanimously ruled that Trump surpassed Ieepa’s power.
They pointed out that as commander-in-chief, Trump has no “unlimited authority” to impose tariffs under emergency laws.
President Donald Trump held a chart with a comment on reciprocity tariffs in the event that made America rich again in the White House in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
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For now, the burden of proof is transferred to the administration and the courts must be convinced that if the injunction remains, it will suffer “irreparable harm” and the high legal standards that the Trump administration must meet.
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