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Gavin Newsom: “He has no right, legal right under the independent Emergency…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Full Interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom | The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit

Published | Video Starts at 14:28

This is a guy who's going to ruin your Christmas with the tax on all the toys coming in in the next few months. These tariffs, these illegal tariffs. He has no right, legal right under the independent Emergency Powers act to advance [the tariffs]. that. We're counting on the courts. He asked how we count on the courts. You can't count on Speaker Johnson. He has disappeared. He has completely failed in his role and responsibility as speaker. (14:28–14:34)

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Asserts that there is no legal right under the Emergency Powers Act to advance the tariffs.

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