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Chuck Schumer: “If the tariffs are illegal, then the money must be returned.”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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'Like a baby': Schumer BLASTS Trump's tantrum over tariff defeat

Published | Video Starts at 02:51

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen already said, I'm not so sure the American people or businesses are going to be getting this money back. See, in court. They'll be back in court. If the tariffs are illegal, then the money must be returned. And Trump keeps trying to ignore the law, break the law, flaunt the law. But for in many, many cases, including this one, the courts, the courts have held him responsible. (02:51–02:55)

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Asserts that illegally collected tariff money should be returned.

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