VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2025-07-31
“Can the trade deficit be an extraordinary and unusual threat when we have had trade deficits for decades?”
Raymond Chen · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-31
Judge Chen questioned whether longstanding trade deficits can constitute an extraordinary and unusual threat justifying tariffs.
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