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**Trump Administration Faces Potential Billion-Dollar Tariff Refund if Supreme Court Rules Against It**

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confidence Sunday that President Trump’s tariff plan will ultimately be upheld by the Supreme Court, but warned of dire financial consequences should the high court rule against the administration. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Bessent stated that a negative ruling would trigger massive refunds, potentially totaling half of all collected tariffs, a scenario he described as “terrible for the Treasury.”

The Trump administration has urgently requested the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court decision that deemed the majority of Trump’s tariffs on imports from other countries illegal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that Trump exceeded his presidential authority in implementing these reciprocal tariffs.

A delayed Supreme Court decision, potentially extending into summer 2026, could see the government collect between $750 billion and $1 trillion in tariffs, making a subsequent unwinding of the levies a massive logistical and financial undertaking. Businesses who paid the tariffs would receive an unprecedented influx of funds.

Despite Bessent’s optimism, the administration is also exploring alternative measures in case of an unfavorable ruling. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett indicated that the administration could potentially reimpose tariffs through Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allows tariffs based on national security concerns, or sector-specific levies. The administration has already used this measure to expand steel and aluminum tariffs.

Meanwhile, other tariff adjustments, such as the elimination of the “de minimis” exemption on goods valued at $800 or less, are unaffected by the court challenge. This policy change has already dramatically impacted postal traffic into the U.S., according to the Universal Postal Union.

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