US President: “Would be a disaster”
Court declares most of the Trump tariffs illegal
Updated on 08/30/2025 – 10:01 a.m.Reading time: 3 min.
An appellate court has collected Donald Trump’s global tariffs. The President is working – and hopes for the Supreme Court
On Friday, a US Federal Representative Court declared the tariffs introduced by the Trump administration to be invalid and stated that the president went too far when using emergency powers to redesign US trade policy. The judgment of the US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit confirmed a decision by the lower court, which declared a core of President Trump’s economic agenda. The majority of the court found that the president exceeded his powers as part of a law from 1977, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Customs that were issued on a different legal basis are not affected by the decision, such as the taxes on steel and aluminum imports. A statement by the US government was initially not available. It is generally expected that the case will land in front of the US Supreme Court.
The decision of the Court of Appeal does not come into force before October 14, so that the US government still has time to contest it before the country’s highest court-the Supreme Court.
Trump criticized the court in a contribution on his network Truth: “If these tariffs were ever abolished, that would be a total catastrophe for our country. It would make us financially weak and we have to be strong,” he wrote. He is now hoping for the Supreme Court in the USA. “For many years, our insensitive and unclear politicians have admitted that the tariffs are used against us. Now, with the help of the UK Supreme Court, we will use them to the benefit of our nation and make America rich, strong and powerful,” continued Trump.
Trump justifies his radical customs policy with alleged trade deficits that were a national security risk for the United States – so there is a national emergency that justifies the tariff.
Customs usually have to be approved by the US Parliament. However, Trump argued that trade deficits with other countries were a national security risk and that there was a national emergency. With this reason, he imposed the tariffs and surrounded the parliament.
In April, a dozen US states had sued in front of the court in New York-ten of them are ruled by the Democrats, two of Trump’s Republicans. According to the US constitution at the congress, not with the president, the authority to collect taxes, tariffs and taxes was argued by the plaintiffs. National trade policy should not depend on its mood.
