加州州长加文·纽瑟姆和司法部长罗布·邦塔(Rob Bonta)周三宣布，加州正在起诉唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统政府对美国大多数贸易伙伴征收的关税，这是特朗普本月早些时候宣布全面关税以来第一个这样做的州。
纽瑟姆在中央谷杏仁农场发表讲话，阐述了该州在全球经济中的地位以及关税正在并将对该州产生的影响。
纽瑟姆说:“没有一个州的损失会超过加利福尼亚州。”
这位州长说，该州43%的杏仁、开心果和乳制品依赖从加州出口，该州可能会受到关税影响的不确定性是“明显而深远的”
该州的诉讼针对特朗普对《国际经济紧急权力法》的使用，特朗普将该法用作关税的理由，与一项类似周一提交的一群小企业反对政府。
纽瑟姆和邦塔认为，关税是国会的责任，而不是总统的责任，他们声称特朗普发明了“虚假的”国家紧急状态来主张管辖权。他们说，他们要求法院“约束总统”
州长称该诉讼为“一把锁”邦塔说，这是特朗普上任以来加州对政府提起的第14起诉讼。
纽瑟姆表示，他正在努力与其他国家达成自己的贸易协议，试图让加州制造的产品免受其他国家的报复性关税。
白宫发言人库什·德赛(Kush Desai)在给美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)的一份声明中，抨击纽瑟姆试图阻止特朗普的关税。
“加文·纽瑟姆没有关注加利福尼亚州猖獗的犯罪、无家可归和负担不起的问题，而是花时间试图阻止特朗普总统最终解决我国持续商品贸易逆差的国家紧急情况的历史性努力，”他说。
California becomes the first state to sue Trump over tariffs
California is suing President Donald Trump's administration over the tariffs it has imposed on most of the U.S.'s trading partners, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday, the first state to do so since Trump announced his sweeping tariffs earlier this month.
Speaking from a Central Valley almond farm, Newsom laid out the state's place in the global economy and the impacts the tariffs are having and will have on the state.
"No state is poised to lose more than the state of California," Newsom said.
The governor said 43% of that state's almonds, pistachios and dairy products are export-dependent from California and the uncertainty over how much the state could suffer from the tariffs is "pronounced and profound."
The state's lawsuit targets Trump's use of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act that Trump is using the as justification for the tariffs and is similar to onefiled Mondayby a group of small businesses against the administration.
Newsom and Bonta argued that tariffs are the responsibility of Congress and not the president and they allege Trump invented "bogus" national emergencies to claim jurisdiction. They said they're asking the court to "rein in the president."
The governor called the lawsuit "a lock." Bonta said the lawsuit is the 14th one California has filed against the administration since Trump took office.
Newsom said he is working to make his own trade deals with other countries, trying to get California-made products exempted from retaliatory tariffs from other countries.
White House spokesman Kush Desai blasted Newsom for trying to block Trump's tariffs in a statement to ABC News.
“Instead of focusing on California’s rampant crime, homelessness, and unaffordability, Gavin Newsom is spending his time trying to block President Trump’s historic efforts to finally address the national emergency of our country’s persistent goods trade deficits," he said.
