Don Beyer: “He's also misusing another law, the International Emergency…”

“But President Trump is abusing this authority. He's imposing wide ranging tariffs on very deceptive and misleading grounds. We know that imported kitchen cabinets and upholstered furniture are not national security threats. He's also misusing another law, the International Emergency Economic Powers act, to impose his infamous and illegal reciprocal tariffs on most of the globe. I EAPA was never intended to allow a president to unilaterally declare a state of national economic emergency and impose tariffs on our allies or even our adversaries.” (00:56–01:07)

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