Trump team is fighting court order to return all $166 billion collected in tariffs: report
“The Trump administration must return billions of dollars that importers paid under his sweeping tariff policy after the Supreme Court knocked down some of the duties
The Trump administration has been fighting a court order to return all $166 billion in tariffs illegally collected from importers, according to a new report.
In February, the Supreme Court struck down some of the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump slapped on both adversaries and allies last year, specifically the duties imposed under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
This left the Trump administration with the headache of refunding businesses billions of dollars paid under the tariff policy.
But the administration is resisting an order handed down by international trade court judge Richard K. Eaton this spring, which demanded that the tariffs be refunded immediately, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The Times specifically mentioned the administration’s supposed efforts to shield Rodney S. Scott, commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, from testifying in court next Tuesday about the tariff refunds. CBP is handling the refund process.”