California Governor Gavin Newsom said his state is suing to halt Donald Trump’s tariffs, setting up a high-stakes legal challenge to the president’s landmark effort to overhaul global trade.
The state will file a complaint Wednesday in San Francisco federal court challenging Trump’s use of emergency powers to enact broad tariffs against Mexico, China and Canada, according to a statement issued by Newsom’s office. Officials cited harm to consumers and businesses in the world’s fifth-largest economy.
Newsom, a Democrat who’s considered a likely candidate to run for president in 2028, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta will seek a court order to immediately block the levies. “President Trump’s unlawful tariffs are wreaking chaos on California families, businesses, and our economy — driving up prices and threatening jobs,” Newsom said.
“Instead of focusing on California’s rampant crime, homelessness, and unaffordability, Gavin Newsom is spending his time trying to block President Trump’s historic efforts to finally address the national emergency of our country’s persistent goods trade deficits,” a White House spokesman said in a statement.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/california-s-newsom-says-state-to-sue-over-trump-s-tariffs
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