Their lawyers (Who join other companies) echo the view that the President CANNOT enforce Tariff’s without Congressional Approval….
The same thing is waiting the US Supreme Court’s opinion …
Trump’s action’s have ALREADY been rulled against by the U.S. Court of International Trade where Costco is suing…
Trump has been trying to black mail the High Court into coming down on his side with predictions of trouble if refunds from his illegal act are ordered…
Tariff’s present Import Taxes to Americans buying foreign good’s…
Only Congress sets taxes…..
Not the President….
Retail giant Costco, which sells hundreds of imported items ranging from tires and golf balls to mangoes and salmon, is suing the Trump administration, seeking a full refund on the duties it has paid as a result of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs imposed this year.
Costco filed a lawsuit at the U.S. Court of International Trade on Friday, saying the administration’s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are unlawful. The 1977 law has historically been used to impose sanctions against other nations.
It comes as the Supreme Court is considering whether Trump has legal authority to impose tariffs on a vast range of goods from nearly all countries. In oral arguments last month, conservative justices pondered the implications of granting the president broad tariff authority, in a sign the court could strike down or limit Trump’s signature economic policy.
Costco joins dozens of other companies including motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki and canned foods maker Bumble Bee that have filed suits seeking tariff refunds. Costco, Kawasaki and Bumble Bee all say their lawsuits are necessary because they won’t be guaranteed a refund even if the high court rules that the tariffs are unlawful…..
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