Are Donald Trump’s tariff policies “in a IEEPA trouble,” as Andrew Stuttaford quipped at The Corner, after last night’s ruling by the Court of International Trade (CIT)? Perhaps not, even if the appellate courts refuse them relief on the Liberation Day and trafficking tariffs. Will we see the Tariffinator in T2: Liberation Day Redux?
Politico reports this morning that the White House is already promising a Plan B:
At the end of last week, administration officials had three deals that were “basically ready for the President’s decision,” Hassett said. “There are many, many deals coming, and there were three that basically look like they’re done.”
If the administration does lose on appeal, there are other statutes the White House could use to pursue Trump’s tariff agenda, Hassett continued.
He did not identify any by name, but Trump used Section…
