Trump Censures Federalist Society Amid Tariff Legal Dispute

The co-chair of the organization had assisted Trump with the selection and confirmation process of two current U.S. Supreme Court Justices.

President Donald Trump takes a question during a swearing in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House on May 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Donald Trump issued a scathing criticism of the conservative legal group The Federalist Society in a May 30 Truth Social post following a court order to block the administration’s tariff policy on foreign imports.

In his Truth Social post, Trump expressed dismay at the group that advised him regarding appointing judges during his first presidential term.