‘No president’s ever read it this way’: Trump faces major legal challenge over tariff justification
MSNBC·2025-08-03 16:34

Is Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs go into effect? We are waiting on a ruling from a federal appeals court that may answer a crucial question. Are the bulk of Trump's tariffs even legal? During a likely legal argument on Thursday, federal appeals courts judges seem skeptical that Trump had the power to bypass Congress and impose tariff rates around the world by using a 1977 emergency law. Joining us now is the lead lawyer who argued the tariffs case against Trump's executive order, former US acting solicito ...

‘No president’s ever read it this way’: Trump faces major legal challenge over tariff justification - Reportify