Lutnick downplays tariff court ruling impact on US-EU talks

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick downplayed the impact of legal uncertainty around US tariffs on negotiations with the EU. Photograph: Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times US secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick downplayed the impact of legal uncertainty around US tariffs on negotiations with the European Union during an interview with Fox News on Sunday, saying talks were ongoing. Lutnick was asked about a Reuters report quoting an unnamed EU official close to negotiations who said the legal uncertainty of the tariffs in the US gave the EU "extra leverage." "You can't listen to silly people making silly comments,"…