US EditionHassett Knocks ‘Activist Judges,’ Vows Tariffs Decision Will Be Overturned
- On April 14, 2025, a panel of three judges from the Court of International Trade issued a unanimous decision finding that President Trump had exceeded his legal powers in imposing tariffs.
- The ruling determined that President Trump exceeded his legal authority by implementing broad tariffs based on asserted national emergencies, finding that the law cited to justify these actions did not grant him such extensive power.
- Kevin Hassett, White House National Economic Council Director, argued tariffs forced countries to make concessions and claimed the ruling does not hinder ongoing trade negotiations awaiting Trump's approval.
- Hassett called the judges 'activist judges' trying to slow negotiations and expressed confidence the administration will overturn the decision on appeal and resume efforts using other trade law sections.
- This ruling highlights legal limits on presidential tariff use but suggests the administration will persist through appeals and alternative legal strategies amid critical trade talks.
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Trump's Alternative Tariff Strategy to Circumvent Dem Judges
President Trump wants to prevent any roadblocks to his tariff plan, and has a Plan B if his original plan doesn’t work. He will use a different law to back it up, and to buy him time. According to the Wall Street Journal, it’s a two-fold plan that would first use Section 122 of the […] The post Trump’s Alternative Tariff Strategy to Circumvent Dem Judges appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
Trump-Appointed Judge Among the 'Activist Judges' the White House Accuses of 'Inserting Themselves' Into Presidential Decisions
The White House denounced the panel that blocked Trump's sweeping tariffs, accusing the "activist judges" of "inserting themselves" where they don't belong.
Lawfare Dems Thought They'd Deep-Sixed Trump's Tariffs... They Were Wrong
The problem with tactics that rely on creative legal maneuvers and friendly judges is that they are easily overturned by other judges that you have NOT hand-picked. One Canadian news outlet was describing the ruling this way: A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that Trump overstepped his authority when he invoked the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to declare a national emergency and plas…
Is there enough of an unconstitutional/criminal pattern for the "Third Time's a Charm" Impeachment?
Trump fears a third impeachment due to GOP lawmakers potentially leaving the house. Tariff failures as unconstitutional won’t help. It will take me a while to digest this: A panel of federal judges on Wednesday blocked President Trump from imposing...
NEC Director Kevin Hassett Outlines Trade Court Conflict, Optimal Tariff Approaches and Pending Congressional Legislation on Big Beautiful Bill - The Last Refuge
Shortly before the federal appeals court decision to stay the lower court intervention, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett appeared on Fox Business with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the frustrating trade court decision and the pending legislation on budgets and taxes. Director Hassett is always a solid analytical mind to follow because his job is […]
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