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Nov 5 • 7 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Roberts and Barrett seem skeptical of Trump’s case on tariffs at SCOTUS arguments

“Who pays the tariffs? If a tariff is imposed on automobiles, who pays them?” Roberts asks Trump lawyer
Gorsuch suggests Trump’s arguments on tariffs could lead the president to ignoring Congress on literally everything
Gorsuch notes whatever powers Congress delegates to the president, no president will want to give back:

“Congress can’t take that back without a supermajority. What president is going to give that power back? Pretty rare president.”
Gorsuch mauling Trump on tariffs:

“Congress as a practical matter can’t get this power back once it’s handed it over. The president is a one way rachet to the gradual but continual excretion of power in the executive branch and away from the people’s elected representatives.”
Kavanaugh now asking Trump’s lawyer why it is that no presidents before Trump invoked IIEPA
Barrett presses Trump lawyer on defense rationale for across the board reciprocal tariffs:

“I mean, Spain? France? I could see it with some countries but…”
Trump lawyer is done. That was a beating

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Jun 29
Thune is raising a budget point of order that would allow the use of current policy in reconciliation
Schumer says Dems will raise four parliamentary inquiries to fight the GOP's "fake math and accounting gimmicks that hide the true cost of their bill"
Schumer asks the presiding officer, who is Sen. Moreno at this hour, if current policy has ever been used in reconciliation before

"No," Moreno says
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Jul 30, 2024
The Dude Jeff Bridges just joined the White Dudes for Harris call
“I’m white, I’m the Dude, and I’m for Harris,” Jeff Bridges says on White Dudes for Harris call Image
Pete Buttigieg is introduced by a host as “the Internet’s favorite candidate for VP”
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Mar 13, 2024
Katie Britt on Cruz's podcast recounted how Speaker Johnson told her not to worry about how past rebuttals went.

"He's like, 'People are going to tell you horror stories about all these things that happened, people's career will be blown up over it --it will be fine,'" she said
Britt said the media "didn't do their homework" on her speech.

"The liberal media isn't interested in the truth. They're interested in burying the truth about Joe Biden and his border crisis"

"When all the facts come out, people will see the truth," she added
Britt dismissed criticism of kitchen setting for SOTU rebuttal, noting that Warren launched her presidential campaign exploratory committee with a video shot in her kitchen.

"That's the place where we gather and I think that's threatening to them," Britt said
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Feb 6, 2024
Lankford says he anticipates supplemental won’t pass Wednesday !
Wow. Lankford won’t say if he’ll vote to advance his own bill on Wednesday !

“The biggest issue that I have is obviously I've got a lot of members that have questions on it. It's not going to move and become law if we try to be able to force this right now on it.”
This is incredible. I just again asked Lankford to clarify if he’ll vote for cloture & he said:

“Why would we force a vote on something that would kill it to be able to force the vote now versus give it more time and give the opportunity to be able to be able to go through it?”
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Jan 18, 2024
“It’s a very specific legal argument and I’m afraid I’m just not up on it enough to be able to comment,” GOP Sen. Rand Paul says of Trump’s immunity claims
Cornyn seems to be more up on the legal theory.

“I think the law should apply to everybody,” he says. “That’s one of the things that makes America unique and it’s very important.”
Rubio says presidents have immunity because “we don’t want one branch of gov’t being able to threaten another,” but adds they aren’t above the law.

“If some president is taking bribes, they’re obviously not going to be immune from prosecution

He called Jan 6 charges “a stretch”
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May 9, 2023
GOP Sen. Mike Rounds: “You never like to hear a former president has been found in civil court guilty of those types of actions.”

Asked if he could support someone found liable of battery, Rounds said, “I would have a difficult time doing so.”

He heaped praise on Tim Scott
Sen. Kennedy declined to comment when asked about jury finding Trump liable of sexual battery.

“I don’t have anything for you on that.”
Cramer says he sees no reason to doubt the jury but he won’t rule out supporting Trump if its him vs. Biden.

“Obviously I’d rather have a president that isn’t found liable for battery,” he said

“t’s not a disqualifier, but it’s certainly not a check in the plus column.”
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