Bessent said he is confident the high court will reverse a ruling that declared Trump’s global duties illegal.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outside the West Wing of the White House on Nov. 5, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he is optimistic the Supreme Court will reverse a lower court ruling that found President Donald Trump’s tariffs illegal.
Supreme Court justices heard more than two-and-a-half hours of oral arguments on the case on Nov. 5, with justices assessing whether a 1977 law meant for use during national emergencies gave Trump the power to impose tariffs or whether the president had intruded on the powers of Congress.
Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.
