This is the first lawsuit challenging President Trump’s unlawful attempt to require Americans to pay a heavy tariff on all products they import from China.

You wouldn’t necessarily know it listening to the president, but the Constitution assigns the power to impose tariffs on Congress, not the White House.

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This is the first lawsuit challenging President Trump’s unlawful attempt to require Americans to pay a heavy tariff on all products they import from China.

This is the first lawsuit challenging President Trump’s unlawful attempt to require Americans to pay a heavy tariff on all products they import from China.

You wouldn’t necessarily know it listening to the president, but the Constitution assigns the power to impose tariffs on Congress, not the White House.