Tariffs and Presidential Power

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Will the Supreme Court expand presidential powers once again? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the oral arguments before the Court over President Trump’s tariff policy — specifically, how much power a president has to levy tariffs under emergency-powers laws. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The wave of subpoenas issued to Trump’s political opponents by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida that could result in criminal charges alleging a “grand conspiracy” against the president; and – The Justice Department’s response to former FBI Director Jim Comey’s motions to dismiss the criminal case against him. Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. Not an Insider? Now more than ever, it’s critical to stay tuned. To join a community of reasoned voices in unreasonable times, become an Insider today. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast and other exclusive content. Head to cafe.com/insider or staytuned.substack.com/subscribe. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to The Long Game podcast. Watch the trailer. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, Preet here. Joyce Vance and I are out with a new episode of The Insider podcast.
0:06.5	First up, we talk about the Supreme Court oral arguments over President Trump's tariff policy.
0:11.8	Specifically, how much power a president has to levy tariffs under emergency powers laws.
0:17.3	Then we break down reporting that the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
0:20.4	has issued a wave of subpoenas in a probe that could allege, quote, a grand conspiracy
0:25.3	against President Trump.
0:27.4	And finally, we turn to the Justice Department's response to former FBI director Jim Comey's
0:32.6	motion to dismiss the criminal case against him.
0:35.4	If you're a member of Cafe Insider, head to the insider feed or click the link in the show
0:39.8	notes of this podcast to hear the full analysis.
0:42.5	Stay tuned, listeners.
0:43.7	Stick around for an excerpt from our conversation.
0:46.2	Members of Insider help support our work and get access to full episodes and other subscriber
0:50.8	benefits.
0:51.3	Head to cafe.com slash insider or stay tuned.com.
0:57.0	Now, on to the show.
1:03.0	So we got a lot to cover.
1:04.8	I think Joyce will start with something that's not in our usual repertoire,
1:09.3	political prosecutions, DOJ, etc.
1:11.7	This is the Trump tariffs.
1:13.4	And as we've been discussing and as I think people have been speculating about,
1:18.0	huge case in front of the Supreme Court on whether Donald Trump has the authority and the
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