President Donald Trump late Thursday tore into Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, the man who had once advised him on his Supreme Court picks, calling him a “sleazebag” who “probably hates America” after a panel of judges said most of his tariffs were illegal.

“I was new to Washington, and it was suggested that I use The Federalist Society as a recommending source on Judges,” Trump posted on Truth Social late Thursday. “I did so, openly and freely, but then realized that they were under the thumb of a real ‘sleazebag’ named Leonard Leo, a bad person who, in his own way, probably hates America, and obviously has his own separate ambitions.”

Earlier in the day, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of International Trade found that Trump had overstepped his authority when imposing tariffs on imports from U.S. trading partners.

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