Author of America’s tariff statute: Trump’s tariffs are illegal | CNN Business

edition.cnn.com·David Goldman·2026-09-25T09:00:31.059Z
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The article argues that President Trump is misusing a trade law called Section 301 by applying it broadly against many countries, even though the man who wrote the law, former trade official Alan Wolff, says it was meant only for targeted actions against single countries. It highlights a legal challenge to Trump’s tariffs and presents Wolff’s authority as a key reason to believe the current use of the law goes beyond what Congress intended.

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