In a serious legal headache for Trump, his desire to stumble between centralized governance and overruns. In recent months, more than 200 appeals have been lodged with courts across the US against the executive decrees of the US president.

Referring to two of these appeals regarding the US President’s duty policy, the US International Commerce (ITC) blocked the “pay” duties at a minimum of 10% imposed by Trump last month on almost all US partners, but also the contributions.

The Emergency Emergency Law does not apply

In its rationale, the court explains that only Congress can vote in favor of taking such measures.

Trump tried to justify contributions against the two US and China neighbors, arguing that the US is facing serious problems with illegal flow of immigrants and drugs. At the same time, citing the chronic deficit balance of the country’s trade trading, he sought to take on extraordinary powers beyond his responsibilities, declaring the country in an emergency financial situation – establishing his rationale in a 1977 law that allowed him to take over.

The ITC, however, was not convinced at all, considering that there is no such emergency situation and that Trump’s relevant policies are opposed to the current legislation. At the Court of Justice, moreover, Trump’s tariff policy does not in any way contribute to resolving the supposed problems cited by the US president.

However, other duties imposed by Trump, such as those involving cars, aluminum and steel, are not affected.

How are the negotiations affected?

Now the White House has a ten -day deadline to make the necessary moves to suspend duties.

In this way, the court is stepping up the US government to “burn” its potentially stronger paper in negotiations with the EU and other states. Now Donald Trump will not be able to claim that he will impose outrageously high duties and therefore his interlocutors on the negotiating table will be more difficult to “intimidate”.

But uncertainty remains – for both international and US businesses. The US Secretary of Justice has already filed a joke against the ITC ruling and until the appearance was completed, it will be time for the trial.

The Trump government criticized the court’s ruling. A White House spokesman said that “it is not the role of uninformed judges to evaluate a state of national need.” And Trump’s deputy chief, Stephen Miller, spoke to X about a “court coup that went out of control”, a position that is clearly not based on any evidence. Trump, on the other hand, did not want to comment on the decision.