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"Shortly after a federal trade court declared many of President Trump’s tariffs to be illegal, Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, took to television to brush aside the setback....
... With the fate of the president’s tariffs hanging in the balance, the Trump administration has tried to project dueling narratives on trade. Top aides have insisted publicly that their negotiations remain unharmed, even as some of those same officials have pleaded with the court to spare Mr. Trump from reputational damage on the global stage.
Their strategy faced two crucial tests on Monday...
The states’ lawsuit has been consolidated with a related case filed by a set of small businesses. Jeffrey Schwab, the interim director of litigation at the Liberty Justice Center, which is representing those plaintiffs, said some of the government’s public statements threatened to undercut legal arguments.
“One of the things they’ve got to show to get a stay is that there is some harm to them,” he said. “If they’re publicly saying we don’t need this specific power because we have other alternatives, then that indicates they’re not really harmed.”
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