U.S. Sen. Bob Corker says President Donald Trump is abusing his power - potentially for political purposes - by initiating an investigation into whether importing automobiles poses a threat to national security.
"I am very concerned about the president abusing the authorities granted to him in...the Trade Expansion Act of 1962," Corker, a Chattanooga Republican. said in a release Thursday morning.
"There is no reason to use this provision to consider imposing tariffs on the automobile industry, and this appears to be either an attempt to affect domestic politics ahead of the election or for some other transactional purpose regarding ongoing trade discussions. This is a dangerous course and should be abandoned immediately."
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