Consumers sue Amazon for not refunding Trump tariff costs

[Uncle Joe]

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The U.S. Supreme Court in February concluded in a ​6-3 decision that Trump overstepped his authority by using the International Emergency ⁠Economic Powers Act to impose his sweeping tariffs.
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Thousands of companies have begun to ​seek billions of dollars in refunds from the government following the ruling.

But Amazon has not, ​which the lawsuit alleged was "not because it lacks a legal basis to do so, but because it seeks to curry favor with Trump by allowing the federal government to retain the funds."

"The problem is ​that the funds Amazon is using to stay in the President's good graces do ​not belong to Amazon,” the lawsuit says. "These funds were wrongfully taken from consumers to cover IEEPA Tariffs ‌that ⁠have since been invalidated."

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https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/consumers-sue-amazon-not-refunding-trump-tariff-costs-2026-05-16/

[msongs]

1. jeff bezos thinks you shouldnt get your money back. him and his blow buddy in the white house

[debsy]

2. I finally cancelled Amazon

Took me long enough and I have no excuse but I am glad to be rid of that baggage!

[progressoid]

4. I'm talking my mother-in-law into cancelling

I think she's finally ready.

[ToxMarz]

3. I guess someone has to pay for the Melania mockumentary

[Marie Marie]

5. Can that little weasel crawl any further up Trump's ass?

For f^*ks sake Jeff show a little self respect. This is getting embarrassing. Lauren's got you by the wallet and Trump's got you by the balls. You are pathetic.

[FakeNoose]

6. None of the importers or retailers will ever give refunds - it 's not happening

We'll be lucky if any of them even lower their prices to the pre-tariff level of early 2025. Chump has given all the retailers free rein to raise their prices across the board so that's a boon. They're taking the freebie that Chump gave them and not sharing it with any of their customers. We're screwed, all because of Chump and his stupidity.