{"id":28911,"date":"2025-04-16T22:54:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T22:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/california-announces-suit-against-trump-over-us-tariffs"},"modified":"2025-04-16T22:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T22:59:43","slug":"california-announces-suit-against-trump-over-us-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/california-announces-suit-against-trump-over-us-tariffs","title":{"rendered":"California announces suit against Trump over US tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Gavin Newsom has declared the readiness of the state of California to commence legal action against President Donald Trump for imposing tariffs on imports into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, a Democratic Party member, announced that the lawsuit would challenge the president\u2019s authority to impose sweeping tariffs he said portends risks to the economy of California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo other state will be more impacted by the impacts of this,\u201d Newsom emphasised at a briefing on Wednesday, warning that the tariffs will inflate costs and cause loss of billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>California Attorney General Rob Bonta informed the public that vendors are already warning that they will \u201cpass the costs of Trump\u2019s tariffs onto the state of California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re asking the court to rein in the president,\u201d Bonta said of the lawsuit, the 14th that California has filed against the Trump administration in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>California will argue that Trump\u2019s use of presidential powers to impose tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico was unlawful as such action requires approval from Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The state is challenging the enforcement of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which enables a president to freeze and block transactions in response to foreign threats.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Newsom\u2019s office, in a news release, indicated that the suit will be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Cape verde<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. 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