Time to pay the piper': Gov. Newsom seizes on Supreme Court tariff ruling, demands refunds
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Time to pay the piper': Gov. Newsom seizes on Supreme Court tariff ruling, demands refunds
"Governor Gavin Newsom urged President Donald Trump to return billions of dollars collected under sweeping US tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled that the global duties were imposed illegally. In a 6-3 ruling on Friday, the court found that Trump exceeded his authority when using emergency powers to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs without approval from Congress. The ruling said federal law doesn't give the president unilateral power to impose such wide-ranging tariffs."
"Time to pay the piper, Donald, Newsom said in a statement. These tariffs were nothing more than an illegal cash grab that drove up prices and hurt working families, so you could wreck longstanding alliances and extort them. Newsom, a Democrat seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate who has elevated his national profile through frequent confrontations with Trump, said families and businesses should be repaid with interest."
The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision finding that Trump exceeded his authority by using emergency powers to impose broad reciprocal tariffs without Congressional approval. The Court held that federal law does not grant the president unilateral power to impose such sweeping duties. Governor Gavin Newsom called for the return of billions collected under the tariffs and urged repayment with interest, calling the measures an illegal cash grab that raised prices and harmed working families. California joined other states in suing over the tariffs. The Court left refund procedures to lower courts, with potential claims reaching about $170 billion.
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