Trump administration begins refunding more than $166bn in tariffs The article says the Trump administration has launched a digital claims system called Cape on Monday to begin processing refunds on over $166 billion in tariffs that the Supreme Court ruled illegal back in February. The Court found 6-3 that the 1977 emergency statute Trump invoked didn't grant authority to impose the tariffs, with two of his own appointees siding with the majority. Customs officials had to build the refund infrastructure from scratch, and the system currently handles about 63% of affected import filings. Over 3,000 companies, including Skechers, Toyota, Nintendo of America, FedEx, and Costco have already sued to get the money back. Refunds are expected to take 60 to 90 days after paperwork is submitted. Unfortunately the refunds go to the importers who formally paid them, not to the consumers who actually absorbed the costs through higher prices. So the public got the inflation and the corporations get the claims website. It's shit like this that is the reason his approval ratings on the economy and inflation are at 37% and 31% respectively. Consumers paid more and didn't get a damn thing back from the administration's policy. He was re-elected in large part to bring down inflation and lower costs. Instead some of the policies being pursued, illegal tariffs, high gas prices because of the war, are putting more pressure on people's wallets, not less.