House Democrats' Litigation Task Force filed a brief arguing Trump's tariffs violated what congressional power?

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The House Democrats argued Trump's tariffs violated Congress's exclusive power under the Taxing and Spending Clause (Article I Section 8). Their brief stated that tariffs are taxes, and the Constitution gives Congress—not the president—the power to "lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises." The brief argued that even if IEEPA authorizes some trade restrictions, it can't authorize taxation because Congress can't delegate its core taxing power to the executive branch. This institutional position matters because it shows even members of Congress from Trump's own government argued he exceeded the legislative branch's constitutional authority.

House Democrats' Litigation Task Force filed a brief arguing Trump's tariffs violated what congressional power?

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