‘We were ready’: Democratic attorneys general lead fight to stop Trump
by Rachel Leingang from US news | The Guardian on (#742Q4)
As some elected leaders choose to play nice with the president, Democratic AGs have done the opposite - to impressive effect
Four Democratic attorneys general, sitting in their offices from New York to California with state flags and books behind them, announced a new lawsuit on Thursday, alleging the president, yet again, had broken the law by attempting to create new tariffs without congressional approval.
It's a now familiar scene for the group of top law-enforcement officials who have collectively filed more than 50 lawsuits against the Trump administration, serving as a counterweight to the president's quest to expand his power and circumvent the constitution.
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