The United States is facing what experts describe as a potential financial crisis as the Supreme Court reviews the legality of President Donald Trump’s wide-reaching emergency tariffs.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett called this scenario ‘a mess’, warning that the government could face an administrative crisis of unprecedented scale.

Trade lawyers say the impact could be overwhelming. Many of President Trump’s tariffs changed multiple times, and shipments often contained goods subject to different rates. The result is years of tangled customs data

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    4 hours ago

    Am I going to get a refund? I paid Trump’s constantly shifting import duties for goods I imported directly. Are they going to send me a check?

    Spoiler: they won’t send me a check.