Dana Nessel
Role at the time: Michigan attorney general
Condemned
Statement summary
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel rejected the new tariffs as illegal and said they would make families pay for Trump's policies.
“trying to make families pay for the President's failed agenda.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)AG Nessel, Governor Whitmer Sue Trump Administration Again to Stop Illegal TariffsNessel quotation and Section 301 discussion, paragraphs 2 and 6-9
Nessel spoke as Michigan joined the August 3 challenge to the new tariffs. The release identifies Section 301 as the latest tariff authority being challenged.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Nessel expressly criticizes the Section 301 tariffs and supports a lawsuit to stop them.