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BumRushDaShow

(165,178 posts)
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 05:31 AM Apr 2025

Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs

Source: The Guardian

Mon 7 Apr 2025 16.46 EDT
Last modified on Mon 7 Apr 2025 19.05 EDT


A libertarian group that has been funded by Leonard Leo and Charles Koch has mounted a legal challenge against Donald Trump’s tariff regime, in a sign of spreading rightwing opposition to a policy that has sent international markets plummeting.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a suit against Trump’s imposition of import tariffs on exports from China, arguing that doing so under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) – which the president has invoked to justify the duties on nearly all countries – is unlawful. The group’s actions echo support given by four Republican senators last week for a Democratic amendment calling for the reversal of 25% tariffs imposed on Canada.

Last Wednesday’s amendment passed with the support of Mitch McConnell, the former Republican Senate majority leader, and his fellow GOP members Rand Paul, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who argued that tariffs on Canada would be economically harmful.

The action from the alliance has the potential to be even more emblematic, given its past backing from Koch, a billionaire industrialist, and Leo, a wealthy legal activist who advised Trump on the nomination of three conservative supreme court justices during his first presidency, which has given the court a 6-3 rightwing majority.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/07/trump-tariffs-lawsuit



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Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 OP
Things seem different when YOUR ox is gored . . . . no_hypocrisy Apr 2025 #1
The political equivalent of DENVERPOPS Apr 2025 #35
Say what?................ Lovie777 Apr 2025 #2
FUCK YOU GUYS: Chasstev365 Apr 2025 #3
This orangecrush Apr 2025 #8
This KPN Apr 2025 #18
Seriously! Fuck all these clowns who made this nightmare happen! Initech Apr 2025 #31
Leonard Leo has gotten a lot of his friends appointed to the federal courts, Deminpenn Apr 2025 #4
It might succeed, mwmisses4289 Apr 2025 #9
He won't be able to ignore a law suit brought by Leo. Leo is saying stop, or I will take you down. PortTack Apr 2025 #43
I hope you are right. I need my stocks back. OverBurn Apr 2025 #44
Indeed! This is really very good news. Especially Leo...he has the politcal power and money to stop him PortTack Apr 2025 #42
There is a price to pay! Hope22 Apr 2025 #5
Waiting Marthe48 Apr 2025 #14
Whatever it is... Hope22 Apr 2025 #15
Dr Frankenstein sues Himself BOSSHOG Apr 2025 #6
well said. :) nt orleans Apr 2025 #28
If he loses Leo, he loses Leo's Opus Dei army. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #7
Good! SharonAnn Apr 2025 #29
I think Leo is also one of the hands controlling the Heritage Foundation. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #41
... 2naSalit Apr 2025 #10
I was wondering when Koch would raise his hand C_U_L8R Apr 2025 #11
"Republicans never care until the bad shit happens to them" Wicked Blue Apr 2025 #21
So, why did they trust the proven grifter wouldn't worry about them? Passages Apr 2025 #12
Someone explain to me why this isn't a sort of false flag option to spoil the legal arena for others? Ford_Prefect Apr 2025 #13
Wow that would be on point IbogaProject Apr 2025 #34
sorry charlie. AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 #16
Hearing Koch's name on PBS shows BigmanPigman Apr 2025 #17
Can't stop that train they started. Clouds Passing Apr 2025 #19
They can fund the campaigns of those who can cause a train wreck... JohnnyRingo Apr 2025 #23
They key to the 2016 election was: DENVERPOPS Apr 2025 #36
The kochs and leos don't want to look like they are a big chunk of the blame for this Clouds Passing Apr 2025 #45
But these good Christian men couldn't care bronxiteforever Apr 2025 #20
I saw this coming a couple weeks ago. JohnnyRingo Apr 2025 #22
It was at this moment... WokeAintWhatIAm Apr 2025 #24
They are starting to eat their own mcar Apr 2025 #25
So, tell me, leopards Deep State Witch Apr 2025 #26
old and stringy lol nt et tu Apr 2025 #27
when you cannto even get these guysto be your friends DonCoquixote Apr 2025 #30
Start of the republican civil war. Emile Apr 2025 #32
This is going to be fun to watch as the country burns down Warpy Apr 2025 #33
Did the leopard bite your faces, Koch and co.? sakabatou Apr 2025 #37
You created him..... SergeStorms Apr 2025 #38
How sweet. They're turning on each other. Hekate Apr 2025 #39
When ya lose Leonard Leo...well ya should know you've gone too far! Next "chess" move donnie? PortTack Apr 2025 #40
It's insane how little attention the media in this country pays to that fucking guy. Karasu Apr 2025 #47
He'll call the U.S. Marshall's JPK Apr 2025 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author JPK Apr 2025 #49
In case it wasn't already clear that Frankenstein's monster has left the fucking building. Karasu Apr 2025 #46
they don't know 4catsmom Apr 2025 #50
"The rich have such TASTY faces!" - Leopards regnaD kciN Apr 2025 #51

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
35. The political equivalent of
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 01:43 PM
Apr 2025

"NOT IN MY BACK YARD"..........LOL

Under hypocrite in the dictionary, is a one word definition: Republicans

Deminpenn

(17,277 posts)
4. Leonard Leo has gotten a lot of his friends appointed to the federal courts,
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:39 AM
Apr 2025

not to mention SCOTUS. I'd say this lawsuit has a decent, maybe even good, chance of succeeding.

mwmisses4289

(3,106 posts)
9. It might succeed,
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:20 AM
Apr 2025

but it will ignore it, just like it has ignored all the other judgements that have gone against it.

PortTack

(35,810 posts)
43. He won't be able to ignore a law suit brought by Leo. Leo is saying stop, or I will take you down.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 02:53 PM
Apr 2025

In fact I’m going to wager that the law suit will be dropped because he’s going to have to stop. Orange man can’t go up against that kind of power and money

PortTack

(35,810 posts)
42. Indeed! This is really very good news. Especially Leo...he has the politcal power and money to stop him
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 02:49 PM
Apr 2025

You can bet the gop in congress will sit up and take notice! The message is stop this….If you don’t, all big money will stop for your reelection.

I’d be willing to bet orange man will begin to spin and pull back. He’s toast if he doesn’t. He can’t go up against Leo and anger the far right

Marthe48

(22,628 posts)
14. Waiting
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:01 AM
Apr 2025

All of the traitor class need to be deported. Maybe launched into space on a cargo capsule.

Scrivener7

(58,151 posts)
41. I think Leo is also one of the hands controlling the Heritage Foundation.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 02:36 PM
Apr 2025

This is kind of awesome.

C_U_L8R

(48,795 posts)
11. I was wondering when Koch would raise his hand
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:25 AM
Apr 2025

All his toilet paper depends on Canadian imports.
And again, Republicans never care until the bad shit happens to them.
Hey you idiots, try thinking ahead for once.
And stop supporting incompetent assholes, clowns and nazis.

Wicked Blue

(8,410 posts)
21. "Republicans never care until the bad shit happens to them"
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 09:02 AM
Apr 2025

... and they run out of toilet paper.

Passages

(3,986 posts)
12. So, why did they trust the proven grifter wouldn't worry about them?
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:40 AM
Apr 2025

They're Not Tariffs, They're Sanctions

Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
by David Dayen April 3, 2025

https://prospect.org/economy/2025-04-03-theyre-not-tariffs-theyre-sanctions/

Ford_Prefect

(8,501 posts)
13. Someone explain to me why this isn't a sort of false flag option to spoil the legal arena for others?
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:52 AM
Apr 2025

IbogaProject

(5,565 posts)
34. Wow that would be on point
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 01:26 PM
Apr 2025

Make a weak legal argument by a friendly team to get a SC ruling in the Turd Administration's favor. Whew I didn't consider that.

BigmanPigman

(54,534 posts)
17. Hearing Koch's name on PBS shows
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:23 AM
Apr 2025

still makes me pissed off. I heard it again after watching a Ken Burns doc on Vietnam a few days ago and a short rant with 4-letter words was out of my mouth before I knew it. Good thing I live alone. If I had to control my profanity I would have had a heart attack 20 years ago since I need to swear to release anger and frustration.

Koch is a greedy monster and a traitor to the USA. How come no one asks daily, "Is he dead yet?" like we do with tRump?

JohnnyRingo

(20,422 posts)
23. They can fund the campaigns of those who can cause a train wreck...
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 09:11 AM
Apr 2025

Republicans in Congress aren't supporting him (only) because they've lost their minds, they are in office because of donors like Koch.
Those funds can go to those who will impeach and charge with crimes. I imagine they will eventually sit him down and explain that to him.

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
36. They key to the 2016 election was:
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 01:48 PM
Apr 2025

Putin and the NRA laundering hundreds of millions of Russian Oligarch Money through the NRA to "down ballot" Republican Candidates, not only Trump...........

Clouds Passing

(6,842 posts)
45. The kochs and leos don't want to look like they are a big chunk of the blame for this
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 04:12 PM
Apr 2025

shit show they’ve caused. Kochs have been in with russia a long time.

bronxiteforever

(11,063 posts)
20. But these good Christian men couldn't care
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:50 AM
Apr 2025

less about humans in torture and enslave third world prison camps. These guys values are disgusting.

JohnnyRingo

(20,422 posts)
22. I saw this coming a couple weeks ago.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 09:05 AM
Apr 2025

Tax cuts mean little when the American consumer is skittish about spending money on your product.
Investors don't care as much about your deregulation if the stock market isn't delivering robust profits.
Soup lines and homeless Americans may be a Stephen Miller fantasy dream, but they make no one wealthy in a free market..

I expect to see a consortium of businesses take Trump aside and explain how they fund the campaigns of those who can impeach him and charge him with crimes against humanity,

Warpy

(114,363 posts)
33. This is going to be fun to watch as the country burns down
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 01:22 PM
Apr 2025

because it's a clash of the titans: old money vs. new, mainstream industry versus techies, east coast versus west coast, solid bank accounts versus a lot of fancy footwork involving accounting tri ks and maximum leverage to give the illusion of even greater wealth.

I've spent the last 19 years trying to get into a defensive position against both the free/unfair trade dinosaurs and the isolationist no-traders. We'll see how well I managed in about 10 years, if I'm unlucky enough to be alive.

PortTack

(35,810 posts)
40. When ya lose Leonard Leo...well ya should know you've gone too far! Next "chess" move donnie?
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 02:25 PM
Apr 2025

JPK

(917 posts)
48. He'll call the U.S. Marshall's
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 05:50 PM
Apr 2025

Trump will have him arrested. Maybe a vaca in El Salvador.

Response to PortTack (Reply #40)

4catsmom

(667 posts)
50. they don't know
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 05:57 PM
Apr 2025

what to think about him. Let me simplify: No matter how much support you give him he's going to screw you, and the more you support him and worse he's going to screw you.

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