Peterson Institute for International Economics: Bamboozled - What Made Anyone Think the Trump Tariffs Were Legal?
January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Jan. 15, 2026:
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Bamboozled: What made anyone think the Trump tariffs were legal?
By Alan Wm. Wolff (PIIE)
The American people deserve an explanation on how the president of the United States on April 2 last year announced the largest tariff package in modern history with no action by Congress. It is not the province of the president . . .
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Bamboozled: What made anyone think the Trump tariffs were legal?
By Alan Wm. Wolff (PIIE)
The American people deserve an explanation on how the president of the United States on April 2 last year announced the largest tariff package in modern history with no action by Congress. It is not the province of the president . . .