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The Trump Tariffs: Explaining the Constitutional Complexities—Part 2

Respecting, rather than confronting, congressional pretensions.
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The Trump Tariffs: Explaining the Constitutional Complexities—Part 2
President Donald Trump signs trade sanctions against China in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on March 22, 2018. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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Part 1 of this series can be read here. 
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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”