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Donald Trump announced an immediate increase in the global tariff rate from 10% to 15% following a Supreme Court ruling, signaling further trade measures ahead.
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Yesterday was quite a day. The Supreme Court actually decided against Trumps insane tariffs instead of bowing down once again to the man who thinks hes a king. Predictably, Trump threw a gigantic tantrum and then decided to more or less ignore the SCOTUS decision.
Nina Totenberg at NPR: .
At a hastily called press conference, an agitated Trump railed against the conservative John Roberts and two of the courts other conservatives, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, both Trump appointees.
Theyre just being fools and lapdogs for the RINOs and the radical left Democrats, Trump said, using the apparently derisive acronym for Republicans in name only.
And that was hardly all. Trump called the three conservatives disloyal, unpatriotic, and at one point he launched into a rant about how the court should have invalidated the election results in 2020, which Trump lost to Joe Biden.
Writing for a hefty 6-to-3 majority, Chief Justice Roberts said that the nations founders deliberately and explicitly placed the power to impose taxes, including tariffs, with Congress, not with the president.
As the Chief Justice put it, Having just fought a revolution motivated in large part by taxes imposed on them by the King of England without their consent, the Framers wrote a Constitution that gives Congress the taxing power because the members of the legislature would be more accountable to the people.
Nonetheless Trump asserted at his press conference that he will go ahead with his tariffs, using alternative statutes that allow him to act without the consent of Congress.
A bit more:
There are, in fact, several statutes that allow him to impose some tariffs on his own, but they are limited. For example, one of the key statutes he cited Friday does allow him to impose certain tariffs on his own, but only for six months, and after that he must get approval from Congress. The other statutes he cited have other provisions that make it far more difficult to act unilaterally.
The other problem that Trump faces is that the billions of dollars already collected in tariffs were supposed to offset the tax cuts that the Republican-dominated Congress adopted last year at Trumps behest. Now, however, the money isnt there.
The federal government has been collecting about $30 billion a month in tariffs, about half of which will be eliminated by Fridays court ruling. So its a big deal for U.S. businesses that have been paying the lions share of these tariffs. That said, tariffs are still a fairly small slice of overall government revenues about 5%. So if half that tariff money goes away, that will mean a larger, but not crippling federal deficit.
In contrast to the stock markets plunge when the tariffs were first put in place, the market reaction on Friday was fairly stable. That could be because investors believe the White House will try to make good on that threat to replace the outlawed tariffs with other taxes, using different statutes where the presidents claims his authority is more clear. Even those statutes, however, have more strings attached. None give Trump the power he claimed to have to impose unlimited tariffs on goods from any country for any reason.
Unresolved by the Supreme Courts decision was the question of whether U.S. businesses that paid the tariffs for the last year can get their money back. Chief Justice Roberts did not address how refunds might work, so a lower court will have to figure that out.
Theres more at the NPR link.
David Rothkopf at The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump on Friday attacked the Supreme Court majority that ruled against him in a landmark decision on tariffs with a venom and ferocity he has never directed against Americas foreign enemies. He suggested they were disloyal to the country, under the sway of other nations. The entire performance was unhinged, an old mans tantrum about an affront to his manhood. He called the three Republican appointed justices who voted against him . .
The president seemed to miss the entire point of the Supreme Court rulingthat the power to levy tariffs lay with the Congressas well as the nuance in the majority opinion, such as a footnote by that suggested while there were may be other ways by which he could seek to put tariffs in place, those contain various combinations of procedural prerequisites, required agency determinations and limits on the duration, amount and scope of the tariffs they authorize.
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In other words, he could not behave like a king. He could no longer go around the world whenever it suited him. He could no longer ignore the law, existing U.S. treaties, or the role Congress is assigned by the Constitution. He said he couldhe said he didnt need Congress to impose the new types of tariffs he mentioned during his press conference. But that was either denial or ignorance or a special Trumpian combination of both.
Because it will be very difficult for Trump to recreate of the past year. Should he attempt to put some in place, and should he get the Congress and government agencies to work with him on this, the process is going to be more complex, require periodic renewals, and be far more limited in scope.
But watching Trump, it was clear that the thrust of his remarks had nothing to do with the letter of the law. With him, it seldom does. His feelings were hurt. And he was going to lash out until he felt better.
The outburst was notable, then, because it revealed just how battered, exhausted, and at wits end the president is after weeks and weeks of similar experiences, of serial defeats and embarrassments, and of the prospect of many more such humiliations in the months ahead in a world that is finally learning how to say no to him.
With pressure building on him because of a soft economy, public anger at his immigration policies, fears of for millions of Americans, the Epstein scandal and a looming massive defeat in the November midterms, Trump has returned regularly to the authoritarian playbook in the hopes that it would make him feel more powerful, less enfeebled by age, more like the kind of leader the slavering courtiers in his daily retinue say he is.
Go read more and enjoy the schadenfreude.
Naturally, reacted immediately with a new round of tariffs. He could have decided to work with Congress on rational trade policy, but hed rather be a king.
Politico:
President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a new temporary 10 percent global tariff following the Supreme Courts decision Friday striking down many of the global tariffs he raised last year.
It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!, Trump wrote .
Trump is invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows the president to impose tariffs of up to 15 percent to address a large and serious balance-of-payments deficit, . Tariffs imposed under the authority may remain in effect for no more than 150 days unless Congress passes legislation extending them.
The announcement seeks to keep many of his tariff policies intact even after the courts ruling.
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Effective immediately, all national security tariffs under Section 232, and existing Section 301 tariffs theyre existing, theyre there remain in place, fully in place, and in full force and effect, Trump told reporters at a White House press conference Friday afternoon. Today, I will sign an order to impose a 10 percent global tariff under Section 122, over and above our normal tariffs already being charged. And were also initiating several Section 301, and other investigations, to protect our country from unfair trading practices of other countries and companies.
The duties are set to take effect Feb. 24 at 12:01 a.m.
The White House fact sheet lists exemptions that are similar to the ones included with the tariffs that were invalidated Friday, carving out specific products within sectors such as energy, pharmaceuticals, autos, and aerospace, and shielding goods from North American neighbors compliant with U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade pact Trump signed in his first term.
Yet, it wont allow the president the kind of flexibility he has wielded under the emergency powers law. By statute, the tariff must be nondiscriminatory, meaning the U.S. cant give breaks to certain trading partners and not others.
Today, Trump decided to increase the newly announced tariffs to 15 percent.
The New York Times:
President Trump announced Saturday that he would raise his new, global tariff to 15 percent, a day after he took steps to replicate some of the punishing duties that had been struck down by the Supreme Court.
Mr. Trump announced the change in a post on social media, and said the tariff would take effect immediately, as he signaled anew that he would press ahead with his trade war despite the stunning legal setback.
On Friday night, Mr. Trump had set that tariff at 10 percent, using a provision in a law that allows him to impose an across-the-board tariff for 150 days unless Congress agrees to extend it.
I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many of which have been ripping the U.S. off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!), to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level, the president wrote on Truth Social. During the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible Tariffs, which will continue our extraordinarily successful process of Making America Great Again GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!!!
This man is looney tunes and he controls our nuclear arsenal.
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Meanwhile, Trump and Hegseth continue to order the murders of people in small boats. NBC News:
The U.S. military said that it struck an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Friday, killing three people.
U.S. Southern Command said the strike in the eastern Pacific was against a boat that was traveling along a drug trafficking route.
Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations, the military said.
U.S. Southern Command said earlier this week that the military hit , killing 11 people, in the Pacific and Caribbean.
Since September, the military has conducted strikes against boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that it alleges are involved in drug trafficking, which has been criticized by some members of Congress as legally questionable.
Before the strike Friday, there had been at least 41 boat strikes that have killed at least 134 people, according to statements from the Department of Defense tracked by NBC News.
We still have seen no evidence that these murdered people were actually transporting drugs to the U.S. and even there was such evidence, the U.S. government would have no right to kill them.
From The New York Times, an update on Trumps possible attack on Iran (gift link):
New satellite imagery and flight tracking data show a base in central Jordan has become a key hub for the U.S. militarys planning for possible strikes on Iran.
Imagery captured on Friday shows more than 60 attack aircraft parked at the base, known as Muwaffaq Salti, roughly tripling the number of jets that are normally there. And at least 68 cargo planes have landed at the base since Sunday, according to flight tracking data. More fighter jets could be parked under shelters.
The satellite images also show more modern aircraft, including F-35 stealth jets, compared to the aircraft normally seen there. Several drones and helicopters are also seen.
Soldiers also installed new air defenses to protect the base from incoming Iranian missiles.
Jordanian officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters, said that the American planes and equipment are deployed there as part of a defense agreement with the United States.
The changes at the base in Jordan are part of a large across the region, which comes amid negotiations over Irans nuclear program. On Friday, President Trump told reporters he was to pressure Iran into a deal.
One benefit for Trump of the tariff decision has been the Epstein story has temporarily faded in U.S. news, so here are some Epstein files updates:
The Guardian:
The Department of Justices release of millions of Jeffrey Epstein files has not only prompted questions about his crimes but renewed attention on authorities to stop him after an accuser reported him in 1996.
By Kazuaki Horitomo Kitamura
This new cache of Epstein files has provided more insight into authorities familiarity with allegations against him in the years that followed, including time between his sweetheart plea deal in 2008 and federal arrest nearly six years ago.
While its known that accuser Virginia Giuffres attorneys met with federal prosecutors in 2016 about Epstein to no avail, recently disclosed files indicate that detailed information was provided to federal authorities years before that sit-down. This included allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor documents indicate that he appeared on the about 15 years ago.
A woman, whose name is redacted from these documents, gave an interview to FBI agents about Epstein and Maxwell in 2011, with a federal prosecutor in attendance by phone her account echoes Giuffres public and legal allegations against the sex traffickers.
The US embassy in Australia told the countrys national police: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Miami Field Office (FBI Miami) is assisting the Palm Beach Police Department in Florida with an ongoing investigation into JEFFREY EPSTEIN, a US citizen.
The accuser, who was in late 2008 about Epsteins plea deal as she was found to be one of his victims, contacted federal authorities in south Florida three years later. Federal agents questioned her at the US consulate in Sydney on 17 March 2011.
This woman provided an extensive account of Epsteins abuse and alleged participation of co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as other men as a teenage girl during the late 1990s. The woman, who described suffering at the hands of several predatory men after leaving a rehab facility, told agents that her father, a maintenance man at Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago club, secured a job for her as a locker room attendant there.
That woman was Virginia Giuffre. There are other examples of FBI reports in the article. Why didnt the government act
Also from the Guardian:
will reopen its investigation into s Zorro ranch in the state after a public pressure campaign for a fuller accounting of the role the location played in the late financiers sex-trafficking conspiracy.
The New Mexico department of justices announcement came less than two weeks after the Guardian that federal agents did not appear to have ever searched Zorro Ranch.
The Guardians reporting also revealed that there appeared to be no active criminal investigations into Zorro Ranch at that time.
New Mexicos department of justice said at the time that it was working with lawmakers on launching something it styled as a truth commission. That commission was given the green light several days ago.
Upon reviewing information recently released by the US Department of Justice, attorney general Ral Torrez has ordered that the criminal investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epsteins Zorro Ranch be reopened, the New Mexico department of justice on Thursday.
Upon reviewing information recently released by the US Department of Justice, attorney general Ral Torrez has ordered that the criminal investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epsteins Zorro Ranch be reopened, the New Mexico department of justice on Thursday.
One more from Nicholas Kristof at The New York Times:
As the world follows the drip-drip of sensational revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, heres a number to ponder: Last year the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received more than 113,000 reports of child sex trafficking.
Yiota Souras, the centers chief legal officer, says that while no one knows the actual number of children trafficked annually in the United States alone, the real number is absolutely higher than that. Most of the victims reported to her organization are 15, 16 or 17, she said, but some are as young as 11 or 12.
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This is happening in every community, in every city and state, she added.
Ive been speaking in the past few days with survivors of sex trafficking and those who work with them, and theyre thrilled that the Epstein files are bringing more attention to trafficking. But theyre also frustrated that the focus has been tightly on Epstein and his circle and not on the victims or on the way we as a society enable the abuse.
We rightly condemn powerful associates of Epsteins for their indifference to young girls being sexually assaulted. But collectively we show the same indifference, in a way that I fear leaves us complicit.
If you told me 20 years ago that the word trafficking and the concept of it would be on the nightly news every single night and be the national obsession, I wouldnt have believed you, Rachel Lloyd, who was trafficked as a teenager and once was nearly strangled to death by her pimp, told me. But its bizarre to me that were having a national conversation about trafficking and yet it hasnt made any difference.
Lloyd, who now runs , an outstanding program for trafficked young women and girls, said of the increased attention: Its not elevating the lives of my young women. Its not shining a light on their vulnerabilities and the things that they go through or the gaps in the systems. Its not doing any of that.
Its terrific to see the scrutiny of Epsteins world, and I hope that therell be investigations of made and many others, even as we acknowledge that, for now, they are lacking in evidence. If Britain can arrest the former Prince Andrew and Norway can , how is it that the United States has barely taken actionLloyd says she is not surprised that Epsteins friends appear to have gotten away with raping children: In her experience and that of the girls she has worked with, she said, predators almost always get away with their abuse.
Ill end this post on that powerful note.
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