States Sue Trump Over Tariffs Imposed Without Congress
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A dozen U.S. states filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs against the nation’s trading partners, alleging he illegally bypassed Congress by issuing the duties under an emergency economic law.
The suit, filed April 23 in the U.S. Court of International Trade, argues that Congress didn’t grant Trump the necessary authority to impose the tariffs and national trade policy “now hinges on the president’s whims rather than the sound exercise of his lawful authority.”
The states seek a court order halting the tariffs, including the worldwide levies Trump paused on April 9.
“The president does not have the power to raise taxes on a whim, but that’s exactly what President Trump has been doing with these tariffs,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. “Donald Trump promised that he would lower prices and ease the cost of living, but these illegal tariffs will have the exact opposite effect on American families.”
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