White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that a federal court ruling that blocked the administration’s global tariffs has not impacted President Donald Trump’s trade agenda.
The three-judge panel concluded that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which Trump used to implement his sweeping tariff agenda, does not allow a president to apply universal levies on imports.
The Justice Department filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 29, seeking to freeze the court’s ruling pending an appeal.
Speaking to reporters at a White House press briefing, Leavitt said the three judges of the New York-based U.S. Court of International Trade “abused their judicial power to usurp the authority” of the president’s tariff agenda….
White House Says Trade Policy Not Affected by Court Ruling, Has Other Tariff Authorities
