The US Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that the majority of the duties imposed by President Donald Trump on US business partners is illegal. The court found that the President exceeded his powers when they were imposed. According to AFP and Reuters reports, TASR reports this. The court allowed the imposed duties to remain in force until 14 October, so that the Trump government has the opportunity to appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
AFP notes that the court decision of the court is a blow to Trump, which has been using duties as a broad tool of economic policy since January’s return to the White House. According to Reuters, duties are a pillar of US foreign policy during Trump’s second term, It uses them to exert political pressure and to deal with trade agreements with states importing goods into the US. The US President has imposed strict duties on dozens of countries this year.
“The law grants the President significant powers for the implementation of several measures in response to the declared national emergency situation, but none of these caution explicitly includes the power to impose duties, fees or similar measures, nor the power to deposit taxes,” stated the court.
The Washington Court of Appeal dealt with the legality of Trump’s duties imposed in April, as well as a separate package of duties imposed in February against China, Canada and Mexico, clarifies Reuters. The Agency claims that the court’s decision does not affect duties imposed on the basis of other legal measures, such as Trump’s duties on the import of steel and aluminum.
American federal The court already blocked the application of business duties at the end of May And he decided that Trump by imposing extensive tariffs exceeded his powers. Only a day after this decision, the Court of Appeal renewed extensive duties.
Trump in the meantime responded to the court’s decision on his Truth Social platform where He wrote that the Court of Appeal “incorrectly ruled that US duties should be removed, but they know that the United States will eventually win”.
According to Trump, the abolition of tariffs would be a complete disaster for the US. “It would weaken us financially, and we have to be strong,” the US president wrote. “If this decision remained in force, it would literally destroy the United States,” added.
