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Hakeem Jeffries: “The president has violated his authority. He doesn't have…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries on CNBC's Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 08:27

Well, the implications of the Supreme Court striking down those tariffs, I think have to be evaluated. Our view, as you indicated, Andrew, from the very beginning, is that The president has violated his authority. He doesn't have the emergency authority to implement this random massive tariff scheme. that's imposing thousands of dollars of additional cost on everyday Americans, which is why the American people reject these tariffs. (08:27–08:37)

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Asserts that the president lacks the emergency authority to implement the current tariff scheme.

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