Dem senator puts Trump on notice over ‘unlawfully collected’ tariff funds after SCOTUS loss

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FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Democrat is demanding that the Trump administration refund billions in tariff revenue to Americans following last week’s Supreme Court decision, according to a letter first obtained by Fox News Digital. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., wrote in a letter to President Donald Trump charging that he was concerned over the White House’s "lack of action" to issue refunds to families and small businesses impacted by tariffs. His appeal to the president comes after the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision last week that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the law undergirding his sweeping duties, "does not authorize the President to impose tariffs." DEMOCRATS CHEER SUPREME COURT MOVE BLOCKING TRUMP TARIFFS — DESPITE PAST SUPPORT FOR TRADE DUTIES "The invalidation of these IEEPA tariffs is a chance to make American families and small businesses whole — not to retain unlawfully collected funds or enable additional corporate profit," Gallego wrote. Gallego’s letter comes as Congress wrestles with its next move on tariffs and as Trump has vowed to sidestep lawmakers in his quest to continue levying duties on other countries. Some Republicans want to see Trump’s tariffs considered through budget reconciliation — the same party-line move used to pass his "big, beautiful bill" last year — to meet the deliberative parameters established in the court’s decision. TRUMP RIPS SUPREME COURT TARIFF RULING IN SOTU, VOWS NEW LEGAL FIGHT AFTER 6-3 BLOW Others think Trump doesn’t need to come to Congress. The president already moved to reinstate 10% tariffs that are set to last for 150 days and will require lawmakers to weigh in on continuing them. Several congressional Democrats want to see the administration tender full refunds from the billions raked in under Trump’s tariffs — 25 Senate Democrats back a newly introduced bill led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to refund all duties with interest. And Gallego specifically wants guardrails…