No matter how the administration tries to justify it, the law and our Constitution are clear that the president does not have the power to impose sweeping tariffs on whatever countries he wants.
Letitia James: “No matter how the administration tries to justify it, the law and our Constitution are clear that the president does not…”
On the recordAugust 4, 2026
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New York attorney general on presidential power
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