Every time you think you've grasped the awfulness of the Trump administration, you discover new frontiers of contempt for rule of law. Even as Rs try to cover for abuse of power on one front, another is opening in trade policy 1/
Trump is threatening 25 percent tariffs on European autos, supposedly to protect national security. That's absurd, and a clear abuse of presidential power. But wait, it gets worse: admin won't even release the report supposedly justifying its actions 2/ nytimes.com/reuters/2020/0…
Pretty sure that's just plain illegal. Congress ceded some trade policy to the executive branch, but it didn't make him a dictator free to set tariffs wherever he likes without even offering an explanation 3/
Now, you might say that DOJ says it's OK. Just two words: William Barr 4/
