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Mitch McConnell says 'no room for doubt' Trump tariffs were 'illegal'

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a former longtime leader of his party in the Senate and frequent Trump critic, said in a statement on the Supreme

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/live-blog/-trump-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court-live-updates-rcna252655

Court's ruling that the decision "reaffirmed authority that has rested with Congress for centuries."

“As a matter of policy, the empty merits of sweeping trade wars with America’s friends were evident long before today’s decision," McConnell's statement said. "The American people already know that when Washington throws up artificial barriers, building and buying here at home become more expensive. Kentuckians whose livelihoods depend on auto manufacturing, agricultural commodity markets, or demand for bourbon whiskey understand this painful reality better than most."

McConnell added that the Constitution — and the court's decision — had now left "no room for doubt: the use of IEEPA to circumvent Congress in the imposition of tariffs — already without precedent — is also illegal. "