Untested in court, Trump’s new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions

Untested in court, Trump’s new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions

WASHINGTON (AP) — In firing up a trade war with Canada, President Donald Trump turned to a 96-year-old statute so obscure that many trade lawyers didn’t even know it was still on the books. A week ago, Trump invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to slap a 50% tax on $20 billion worth of Can...

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