The California government will file a lawsuit Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign imports, multiple outlets report, becoming the first state to mount a legal challenge against the tariffs as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration argues Trump doesn’t have the authority to impose them.
California Governor Gavin Newsom at Chateau Marmont on March 26 in West Hollywood, California.
Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta will file a lawsuit Wednesday in federal district court in California, multiple outlets report, which will allege Trump has unlawfully imposed tariffs that pose an “immediate and irreparable harm” to the state’s economy.
The lawsuit is the first legal challenge a state has brought against Trump’s sweeping tariffs, as Trump imposed a baseline 10% tax on most foreign goods, plus tariffs of at least 145% on many Chinese goods and separate tariffs on some imports from Canada and Mexico.
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