Trump: Actual numbers would have to pay back if Supreme Court were to rule against the US on tariffs, would be many hundreds of billions of dollars

Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America. This Order is final and conclusive. Thank you for your attention to this matter!PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP BELIEVES IN INDEPENDENCE OF FED WHITE HOUSE’S LEAVITT SAYS TRUMP DID NOT DIRECT DOJ TO INVESTIGATE FED CHAIR POWELL

Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testimony before the Senate Banking Committee last June. That testimony concerned in part a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings. I have deep respect for the rule of law and for accountability in our democracy. No one—certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve—is above the law. But this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration's threats and ongoing pressure. This new threat is not about my testimony last June or about the renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings. It is not about Congress's oversight role; the Fed through testimony and other public disclosures made every effort to keep Congress informed about the renovation project. Those are pretexts. The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates b FED'S POWELL IN STATEMENT SAYS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ON FRIDAY THREATENED CRIMINAL INDICTMENT RELATED TO HIS SENATE TESTIMONY LAST JUNE POWELL SAYS THREAT OF CRIMINAL CHARGES IS A CONSEQUENCE OF FED'S SETTING INTEREST RATES BASED ON ITS ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST RATHER THAN THE PRESIDENT'S PREFERENCES *POWELL: THIS IS ABOUT WHETHER FED CAN SET RATES INDEPENDENTLY