And yes, this is the same John Sauer who argued before this same court that a president directing SEAL Team Six to kill a political rival would be covered by absolute presidential immunity from prosecution, as would selling pardons. And accused sex pest Kavanaugh voted aye on that, along with the five other #leonardleo justices. So don’t expect his line of questioning to indicate he won’t bend the knee again. | Joy Reid

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts grilled Trump Solicitor General D. John Sauer on Wednesday over the administration’s claim that tariffs are not taxes. Sauer is arguing against lower court rulings that shot down President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy sweeping tariffs on foreign countries – a power solely granted to Congress in the Constitution. Roberts questioned Sauer and noted Congress’s “core power” of reg