But, who pays the tariffs? If a tariff is imposed on automobiles, who pays them?” Roberts interjected, appearing skeptical of the Trump admin's argument The post Chief Justice Roberts Calls Trump’s Tariffs ‘Taxes on Americans’ While Grilling Admin Laywer first appeared on Mediaite.

A major reason for that, according to legal experts, was the surprisingly harsh questioning by Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative who sometimes defies expectations.

“These are regulatory tariffs,” Mr. Sauer said. “They are not revenue-raising tariffs. The fact that they raise revenue is only incidental.”