Trump sued over Canadian tariffs in latest legal challenge

US President Donald Trump faces legal action over Canadian tariffs imposed by the White House, according to the Liberty Justice Centre (LJC). The LJC filed a lawsuit on behalf of US food business Gellert Global Group, demanding the US Court of International Trade rule the tariffs unlawful and order refunds with interest. The lawsuit alleges that the tariffs exceeded the White House's authority and caused immediate harm to American businesses.

Gellert Global Group, a third-generation family business, is paying 50% tariffs on cheese exported from Canada and is facing retaliatory tariffs from Canada on American-made cheese. The LJC challenges the administration's use of Section 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act to impose tariffs, arguing it does not allow the executive branch to impose sweeping tariffs for trade disputes.

Canada has imposed countermeasures against numerous US tariffs in response. The lawsuit argues that Section 338 has been superseded by Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and that the White House has not established the legal basis for the tariffs. The LJC has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the collection of the tariffs.

This is the fourth case the LJC has brought against Trump's tariffs, all challenging the use of different statutes to impose tariffs without Congressional limits.