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Miles Archer

(22,451 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:37 PM Yesterday

I Like Beer UPDATE: Boof Boy worries that paying back the tariff money Trump extorted from Americans might be hard

Kavanaugh, a Trump appointee, wrote a dissent where he broke with conservative Justices John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch and complained that the court did not consider the implications of how the Trump administration will refund the ill-gotten tariff money.

He wrote, “So the Court’s decision is not likely to greatly restrict Presidential tariff authority going forward. But the Court’s decision is likely to generate other serious practical consequences in the near term.”

+“One issue will be refunds,” he predicted. “Refunds of billions of dollars would have significant consequences for the U. S. Treasury. The Court says nothing today about whether, and if so how, the Government should go about returning the billions of dollars that it has collected from importers.”

Recalling when the case was presented to the sitting court, he added, “But that process is likely to be a ‘mess,’ as was acknowledged at oral argument.”

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariff-loss-brett/

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I Like Beer UPDATE: Boof Boy worries that paying back the tariff money Trump extorted from Americans might be hard (Original Post) Miles Archer Yesterday OP
He just let the damage go on. He should've made his decision earlier. Walleye Yesterday #1
Not likely to restrict going forward?... lame54 Yesterday #2
So an illegal application of a statute should continue because it would be too complicated Ocelot II Yesterday #3
Every crook has a new angle to plead in court bucolic_frolic Yesterday #5
"Sure, my client shot somebody in the back ten times, but there's no way to undo that!" struggle4progress Yesterday #13
Alcohol is another fat tariff that diminished trade bucolic_frolic Yesterday #4
"...going forward..." MoseShrute Yesterday #6
crying in his malt liquor. B.See Yesterday #7
So, when does the government cease charging the tariffs on incoming goods? GoodRaisin Yesterday #8
Judge worries that crook can't pay back money he stole. Hugin Yesterday #9
It's a pathetic whine for a so-called judge to make muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #10
That's his "legal" argument? progressoid Yesterday #11
We should pay for Trump's illegal tariffs? yellowcanine Yesterday #12

Ocelot II

(129,952 posts)
3. So an illegal application of a statute should continue because it would be too complicated
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:41 PM
Yesterday

to fix the mess the illegal application caused in the first place?

bucolic_frolic

(54,673 posts)
5. Every crook has a new angle to plead in court
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:45 PM
Yesterday

"It's too difficult to obey the law, your Honor. Can't we just ignore it for a little while longer?"

bucolic_frolic

(54,673 posts)
4. Alcohol is another fat tariff that diminished trade
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:44 PM
Yesterday

Now we can't sell whiskey in Canada because no consumer will touch it

MoseShrute

(114 posts)
6. "...going forward..."
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:50 PM
Yesterday

The Extremes only look at the impact of their decisions when it suits their agenda. Did they look at the impact of Citizens United?

GoodRaisin

(10,826 posts)
8. So, when does the government cease charging the tariffs on incoming goods?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:10 PM
Yesterday

They have to be stopped before refunding can be addressed. It didn’t sound like Krasnov plans to stop the current tariffs, just change the authority he uses to charge them.

Hugin

(37,696 posts)
9. Judge worries that crook can't pay back money he stole.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:15 PM
Yesterday

I pretty much never expected to see that headline… Ever.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,922 posts)
10. It's a pathetic whine for a so-called judge to make
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:07 PM
Yesterday

"Oooh, fixing this crap would be haaaard!!! Why don't I just pretend my best pal The Rapist can get away with it, like he has so many times before, thanks to me?"

Whoever taught him ethics must be rolling in their grave.

progressoid

(52,908 posts)
11. That's his "legal" argument?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:36 PM
Yesterday

Sound more like something one would hear on from the sofa bunch on Fox News.

yellowcanine

(36,752 posts)
12. We should pay for Trump's illegal tariffs?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:45 PM
Yesterday

Okay Brett. You first. You’re the one with the big salary and the lifetime appointment.

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