Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed on Monday he plans to attend opening arguments debating the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs at the Supreme Court this week.
Bessent said he “doesn’t think” the country’s highest court will issue a ruling striking down Trump’s ability to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to issue the global “Liberation Day” tariffs, during an interview on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime show.
However, Bessent said he is going to “sit, hopefully in the front row and … have a ringside seat,” when the court begins hearing the case on Wednesday. And the treasury secretary dismissed concerns his presence might pose an “intimidation” to justices as they weigh legal arguments for and against Trump’s authority to wield the tariffs
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