The Brief

Two courts have now ruled that the biggest and boldest of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal, setting the stage for the Supreme Court to decide if they will remain in place.

If the high court does strike them down, the federal government could have to pay back many of the taxes it’s already collected from companies that import foreign products into the United States.

According to Trump, that’s a lot of money.

"We have trillions of dollars coming into our country," Trump said Wednesday. "If we didn’t have tariffs, we would be a very poor nation and we would be taken advantage of by every other nation in the world, friend and foe."

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing tariffs on imported goods during a "Make America Wealthy Again" trade ann

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