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September 3 sat inside a broader tariff fight that kept exposing how shaky Trump’s emergency trade theory has become. By that point, the administration was already facing a growing record of challenges over its sweeping tariff claims, and the legal pressure underscored how much of the policy rests on disputed presidential power rather than a stable statutory foundation.
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September 3 sat inside a broader tariff fight that kept exposing how shaky Trump’s emergency trade theory has become. By that point, the administration was already facing a growing record of challenges over its sweeping tariff claims, and the legal pressure underscored how much of the policy rests on disputed presidential power rather than a stable statutory foundation.
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September 3 sat inside a broader tariff fight that kept exposing how shaky Trump’s emergency trade theory has become. By that point, the administration was already facing a growing record of challenges over its sweeping tariff claims, and the legal pressure underscored how much of the policy rests on disputed presidential power rather than a stable statutory foundation.
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