THE duties Of Donald Trump They are “illegal” and must be blocked. The decision of the US Court of International Trade remains valid for a few hours, until the Court of Appeal does not decide to accommodate the appeal of the Administration asking for a break from the sentence. In 24 hours of twists and turns, the first jokes of what promises to be a long one are consumed judicial battle on the rates, which will most likely arrive at Supreme Court.
The sentence of the US Court of International Trade is “temporarily suspended until new warnings while these Court examines the documents of the requests”, established the Court of Appeal After the serious blow given by the little known tribunal of New York to the president’s agenda, who had blocked mutual rates for most of the world and those decided against CanadaThe Mexico and the China for immigration and the Fenanyl.
A stop who had triggered the immediate and tough reaction of the Administration: denouncing a “coup»By”activists judges», The White house He said he was ready to use all the tools at his disposal in the name ofAmerica First and against the abuse of judicial power “. Also resorting, if necessary, to Supreme Courtin fact by downloading a decision on the shoulders of the essays from the large repercussions for theglobal economy.
The administration had threatened to resort already Friday atHigh court In the absence of a decision on appeal which, surprisingly, has however arrived.
The three judges of the US Court of International Trade – Jane Restani appointed by Ronald Reagan, Gary Katzmann from Barack Obama And Timothy Reif from Trump – they unanimously established that the tenant of the White house He does not have the authority to impose global duties and have canceled those imposed pursuant toInternational Emergency Economic Powers Acta law of 1977 never invoked first on rates.
Trump He made use of the rule to impose the mutual duties in the announcement of the April 2ndrenamed the day of liberation, but also to hit the Canada and the Mexico with rates at 25% forimmigration and the China with duties at 20% for the Fenanyl. These rates, according to the Court, are illegal A must be blocked – to the White house have been granted 10 days To do this -, while those on thesteelthealuminum and the car remain in force because he decided by Trump based on ‘Section 232’ of Trade actwhich allows to limit the imports deemed a threat to the national security.
Speaking of decision «clearly wrong», The Administration pointed the finger at”activists judges” from the US Court of International Trade: «It is not up to the non -elected to decide how to adequately deal with anational emergency».
Kevin Hasset And Peter Navarrotwo of the president’s most important councilors, tried to minimize the scope of the decision and ensured that Trump has various options available. “Nothing changes“, he said Navarro. “It will have no effect on Commercial negotiations in progress », he echoed him Hassetunderlining that the administration has many options at its disposal.
One of these is to resort to ‘Section 232’ for i mutual duties so as to continue to Congress aroundwhich in the commercial policy He has one of his greatest tasks. An unprocessed hypothesis is to try to convince the Congress To launch the duties: for the administration it would be a company epochal And with little chances of success.
Waiting to understand what will happen on a legal level and above all what the times of the American justicethe major US commercial partners remain at the window in front – say several observers – to a Trump Evidently weakened precisely in one of the pillars of his economic agenda, despite the decision of the Court of Appeal.
The president has repeatedly called himself ‘Tariff Man‘And he spoke of duties like one wonderful tool. Rates are also one of the main pieces of his policy for restore American public accountshaving the ability – according to estimates – to bring to the government coffers up to 3,300 billion dollars In ten years.
Negotiations with theEuropean Union and the China They are expected to continue but it is likely that Beijing And Brussels they move with greater cautionaware of theirs strength position. To ask that the United States Cancell “All the improper unilateral duties” was immediately the Chinaagainst which the administration Trump he raised the tones by suspending theexport towards the Dragon of some critical products such as i chip.
They look cautious to the spit and judicial spring i financial marketsconvinced that the block is a setback for Trump But not the end of the commercial waras shown by the Court of Appeal. The fear is that at the “chaos»Created with the administration rates, the other is added to the possible Trump reaction and to the times and decisions of the justiceleaving in fact investors And American commercial partners with the breath suspended.