Trump's unilateral use of tariffs comes under legal fire
August 9, 2025
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as posted by the channelOn Friday’s episode of Washington Week, moderator Jeffrey Goldberg and his panelists discussed President Donald Trump's move to impose additional tariffs in an effort to dramatically reshape America’s economy.
Tariffs are "something he believes he can execute unilaterally," said Jonathan Lemire of of The Atlantic. "It is a personal power here, which is deeply attractive to him, that he can settle scores, that he can go after whatever country is up or down."
This week, the Trump administration imposed sweeping tariffs on more than 60 countries and the European Union, sending U.S. import duties soaring to their highest levels in nearly a century.
“It's not his power,” added Jonathan Karl of ABC News. “There is a very serious legal case underway now. I think there is a very good chance that his so-called reciprocal tariffs will get declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.”
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