Courts rule on Pres. Trump’s tariffs
Two rulings head to the appeals process.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The complicated legal battle over President Donald Trump’s tariffs regime is getting even more complicated.
Less than a day after President Donald Trump’s tariffs were struck down by one court, now another is reinstating them after a request from the istration.
The White House says that a federal trade court overstepped its authority by blocking President Trump’s tariffs and it insists that the move won’t stop him from moving forward with his economic agenda.
President Trump’s tariffs are now back in effect after a federal appeals court paused a Wednesday ruling from a lower court that had declared that his tariffs were illegal.
The move came after the istration requested a temporary pause on the lower court’s ruling which initially found that the president doesn’t have the authority to impose the tariffs.
But White House Secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back, saying that the lower court had overstepped their authority.
“Three judges of the US Court of International Trade disagreed and brazenly abused their judicial power to usurp the authority of President Trump, to stop him from carrying out the mandate that the American people gave him.”
The decision is only a temporary win for the president. The court ordered both the groups challenging the tariffs and the istration to submit new arguments for the case next month.
But the istration is also handling another ruling that came out Thursday that also blocked the president’s tariffs, which they quickly appealed.
And that case is on hold for 14 days.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt promised the istration will continue to fight,
“The istration has already filed an emergency motion for a stay pending appeal and an immediate istrative stay to strike down this egregious decision.” she added, “But ultimately, the Supreme Court must put an end to this for the sake of our Constitution and our country.”
The Trump istration has promised dozens of deals with dozens of nations, but with few concrete tariff agreements announced.
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