Gavin Newsom’s Plan to Dodge Trump’s Tariffs May Run Into a Little Thing Called the Constitution, Legal Scholars Say
16th April 2025
Newsom announced on April 4 he would ask trade partners to exempt California-made products from any retaliatory tariffs and seek to develop new “strategic trade relationships,” doubling down on his approach Wednesday after Trump issued a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs while leaving in place the 10% baseline and increasing tariffs on China.