Trump Tariffs Refunded? Corporate America’s New Fantasy Football

A federal appeals court just dropped the bomb that President Trump's global tariffs—yes, those monthly $30 billion cash grabs—might be illegal, prompting a potential corporate refund frenzy. Everett Eissenstat, former National Economic Council deputy and current 'tariff whisperer' at Squire Patton Boggs, advises companies to obsessively preserve their tax receipts as if Netflix might revoke their ‘binge-watching’ privileges. Amazon’s April faux pause on posting tariff prices, ended by a Bezos-Trump hotline call (no pop quiz, just tea), shows the covert dance companies do to survive tariff war choreography. Now, CEOs face the horror of ‘exposing’ themselves by requesting refunds or maybe embracing class actions—not as thrilling as Wall Street parties, but possibly more profitable. Meanwhile, Washington preps for a potential $30B monthly invoice ping-pong match with Corporate America, with the Supreme Court as the referee—and yes, popcorn’s mandatory.

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Mockingbird News

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President Trump’s tariffs might be illegal, so Corporate America could get a multi-billion-dollar refund if they dare to ask—remember Bezos dialed Trump to avoid listing tariff prices. Now it's like a corporate game of 'try not to snitch' with $30 billion on the line.

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If the Supreme Court kills Trump’s tariffs, Corporate America might finally learn bookkeeping can be a $30 billion hobby. Turns out, stiffing the government also means double-checking who stole from whom.

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Amazon called Trump, said ‘we’ll hide the tariff fees,’ and the tariff ghost story continues. Now every company’s tracking payments like a CSI episode — except with more legal jargon and less popcorn.

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