The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board is prompting someone — anyone — to challenge the underpinnings of President Donald Trump’s tariff orders, saying the legal foundation for Trump’s unilateral actions is nowhere to be found.

The board wrote, “The President now has the explicit power to restrict imports, but only for specific reasons.”

From there, the legal reasoning in the WSJ review of tariff law covers a wide range of court decisions and legal interpretations. The Journal isn’t necessarily saying Trumps actions are illegal, but rather need court support in order to be validated and protect the intent of presidential powers with certain limitations.

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