Washington (US), 4 August (LaPresse) – A coalition of 25 states led by Democrats has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that the president has exceeded his powers by imposing new blanket tariffs on goods from 60 US trading partners (including the EU), justifying them on the grounds of inadequate efforts to combat forced labour. As reported by CNBC, the legal action, filed with the US Court of International Trade, challenges the 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent tariffs applied to most goods imported from the economies concerned, which together account for 99.4 per cent of US imports. The states also argue that the administration conducted its investigations into the 60 economies in a hasty manner, circumvented the country-specific consultations required by law, and failed to explain why almost uniform tariff rates were appropriate for countries with radically different policies on imports linked to forced labour.
Tariffs: 25 US states sue Trump over the new tariffs
Washington (US), 4 August (LaPresse) – A coalition of 25 states led by Democrats has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that the president has exceeded his powers by imposing new blanket tariffs on goods from 60 US trading partners (including the EU), justifying them on the grounds of inadequate efforts to combat forced labour. As reported by CNBC, the legal action, filed with the US Court of International Trade, challenges the 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent tariffs applied to most goods imported from the economies concerned, which together account for 99.4 per cent of US imports. The states also argue that the administration conducted its investigations into the 60 economies in a hasty manner, circumvented the country-specific consultations required by law, and failed to explain why almost uniform tariff rates were appropriate for countries with radically different policies on imports linked to forced labour.
