President Trump finds himself in the unusual position of rebutting accusations that his tariffs are illegal in part because they don’t go far enough. A 24-state coalition, led by Oregon […]
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President Trump finds himself in the unusual position of rebutting accusations that his tariffs are illegal in part because they don’t go far enough. A 24-state coalition, led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, claims Trump conjured up a phony “balance of payments” problem to impose 10% global tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his reciprocal tariffs. In a secondary argument, the states claim the tariffs are illegal because thousands of goods such as fertilizers, natural gas and oil are exempt. The Trade Act of 1974 requires the tariffs to be broad and uniform, and the breadth of exemptions exceeds the authority Congress granted to presidents, the states claim. In a reply brief, the Justice Department accused the states of talking out of both sides of their mouths. “Plaintiffs claim that the challenged tariffs are both too broad and not broad enough,” the brief states. The U.S. Court of International Trade will have a hearing April 10 on motions from both sides ...