I didn't think the court would do that, but in terms of the President's ability to do this. So let me walk through some of the different statutes that are available. There is, number one, Section 338 of the Tariff act of 1930... authorizes the President to impose tariffs of up to 50% on imports from any country that, quote, discriminates against U.S. businesses. The statute is vague and it is short, and no president has used this authority. So it's uncharted area, but it remains on the statute book. So that's one area. (22:53)
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