According to California, other US states have the government of President Donald Trump sues because of its customs policy.
Without the approval of the congress, the president was not authorized to introduce the tariffs, explained a merger twelve states In a lawsuit submitted on Wednesday. The plaintiffs include the democratically ruled states of Minnesota, New York and Oregon as well as the southwestern state of Arizona.
“President Trump’s insane customs system is not only economically ruthless, but also illegal,” said the Minister of Justice of Arizona, Kris Mayes. Whatever the White House claims that tariffs are “a tax that is passed on to consumers in Arizona,” said the democrat.
Customs policy “upside down”
Trump introduced the tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act from 1977. In their lawsuit submitted on Wednesday, the twelve states argue that the president according to this law for the customs surcharges Approval of the congress need.
With his customs policy, Trump had “turned the constitutional order upside down and overthrew the American economy into chaos,” it said in the lawsuit.
California complained in previous week
Similarly, the state of California, ruled by the Democrats and is strong, argued in his lawsuit last week. California’s governor Gavin Newsom called Trump’s customs policy “self -destructive” and spoke of the “worst own goal in the history of this country”.
Trump had a minimum customs set of Ten percent for all trading partners announced. For around 60 countries, he initially imposed significantly higher serves, including 20 percent for the EU. A week later, however, the US President carried out a U-turn and announced a “break” for 90 days.
However, the minimum rate of ten percent remained. Against China still apply Imported duties of 145 percent. Trump’s procedure in the trade conflict he instigated triggered massive course breakdowns on the stock exchanges.