Brutkey

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Remember that batshit letter John Sauer sent yesterday, tariffs and trillions and taxes they couldn't pay back?

Here's VOS Selection's response.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

If the Court is inclined to consider the substance of the letter, there
is no basis for its declaration that there is “no substitute” for “the tariffs
and deals that President Trump has made.” Even without IEEPA, the
President can obtain ex ante authority to enter into trade agreements,
see 19 U.S.C. § 4202(a), or submit agreements for congressional approval,
including via fast-track procedures, as prior presidents have done, see 19
U.S.C. § 4501 (implementing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement).