The DOJ made its pitch for a stay pending appeal after the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) months ago set aside as "unlawful" President Donald Trump's retaliatory tariffs against Mexico, Canada, China, and beyond — tariffs which the executive imposed through an attempted exercise of emergency powers to combat drug smuggling.

In June, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit set oral arguments for 10 a.m. on July 31. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi decided to call attention to the proceeding Thursday morning.

"This morning, my @TheJusticeDept attorneys are going to court to defend President Trump's tariffs — which are transforming the global economy, protecting our national security, and addressing the consequences of our exploding trade deficit," Bondi said on X . "We wi

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