Rob Bonta
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And we're looking.
We're looking with other states.
We're concerned.
There are global tariffs that he has imposed based on a statute for which it does not necessarily appear that he's met the requirements.
There are requirements before you can impose those tariffs.
There needs to be a balance of payments deficit.
There's also limits about how high they can be, the tariffs themselves, and how long their duration can last.
So there are limits set by Congress.
And right now we have some major red flags that have been raised around whether those requirements are being met here.
I mean, it should be done quickly and expeditiously.
Trump unlawfully raised costs for these companies and these costs were passed on to Americans.
They deserve a refund with interest, period, full stop.
You should get to them as soon as possible.
And, you know, he shouldn't fight it in court.
He was deemed to be wrong by the highest court in the land, a court where he appointed three justices.
Two of those justices were in the majority opinion against him because they're following the law.
And because he's done something so clearly unlawful, the authority he cited gave him no right to impose any tariffs.
That authority never used the word tariffs in its statutory language, and it was never used in nearly its 50-year existence to impose tariffs before.
So yeah, he did something unlawful.
He did something wrong.