Winning a landmark Supreme Court case against President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs was one thing. Actually getting his illegally collected tariff money back from the government, though, was practically inconceivable to Victor Schwartz, owner of wine importer VOS Selections and the lead plaintiff in that case.
On Wednesday, it finally happened: Schwartz received a deposit from the government for $110,000, about 95% of the money he believes he’s owed.
“This is where the rubber meets the road. This is our win in real terms,” Schwartz told CNN.
Schwartz’s business is one of 330,000 who are due refunds on $168 billion worth of prior tariff payments after the Supreme Court overturned the bulk of Trump’s tariffs. US Customs and Border Patrol began to redistribute the funds to eligible businesses Tuesday.
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