Most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal, federal court rules

Most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal, federal court rules

Supreme court will now have to rule on issue of if president overstepped his authority in upending trade policy Donald Trump overstepped his presidential powers with most of his globe-rattling tariff policies , a federal appeals court in Washington DC ruled on Friday. US law “bestows significant authority on the president to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax”, the court said. Continue reading...