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Tom Fitton's Weekly Update Podcast

February 20, 2026 - Supreme Court Fail on Tariffs?, FBI Twitter Secrets, Epstein CIA Secrets?!

Tom Fitton's Weekly Update Podcast

Judicial Watch

Education, Donald Trump, Irs, Deep State, Tom Fitton, Sanctuary Cities, Judicial Watch, Hillary Clinton, Government, News, Chris Farrell, Politics

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Judicial Watch weekly update with Tom Fitton.

0:07.4

Here, everyone. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton here with our weekly update on social media.

0:12.8

Thank you, as always, for joining us.

0:14.9

So much happening, including the late breaking news of important and historic and and unfortunate in my view Supreme Court decision

0:23.6

eviscerating the President's ability to issue tariffs under an important law authorizing seemingly,

0:31.6

as President Trump has alleged, the emergency use of tariffs authorized by Congress.

0:38.3

And that was the debate before the Supreme Court, because businesses and others sued

0:44.3

the Trump administration alleging that the tariffs that he's been imposing as he tries to wield

0:51.3

the power of the presidency to protect the economy, as he is asserted,

0:58.0

to address national emergencies and use the tariffs to get foreign governments to do what he

1:04.4

wants them to do, kind of just proving the point that it's a careful.

1:09.6

And however, you may disagree with tariffs individually because of that our policy, but it's a careful and however you may disagree with tariffs individually

1:12.4

because of that our policy, but it's a tool of trade in terms of foreign policy.

1:18.0

And unfortunately, the Supreme Court ruled in such a way as to undermine the president's ability

1:24.1

to use the tool of tariffs to address national emergencies in the foreign policy

1:32.8

sphere.

1:33.7

And so that's the essence of the ruling today.

1:36.7

But, of course, I say it's the essence of the ruling.

1:39.8

Others will say, Tom, look, there is a lot in that decision.

1:43.2

And indeed, here is the decision.

1:44.9

Let me, I'm going to have to, I may hurt my back lifting it up,

1:48.7

170 pages of decision by the various justices of the Supreme Court.

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