Federal government on the hook to return billions in collected tariffs 

The government is now on the hook to return roughly $166 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled those taxes were imposed improperly. That’s not a small clerical error. That’s a massive policy reversal with real money on the line for businesses, and possibly even us — the consumer.   

And yet, instead of focusing on his massive miscalculation and how to cleanly fix it, the president is sending a very different message.  

President Trump says it would be “brilliant” if companies don’t even ask for their money back. And then he added something that raises eyebrows: “If they don’t do that, I’ll remember them.”  

We’re talking about billions of dollars that companies are legally entitled to reclaim, with an expectation that the process is neutral, rules-based and fair. Not personal. Not political. Not dependent on whether you’re in the president’s good graces.  

For a refresher: The Supreme Court ruled, in a 6-3 decision, that the........

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