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Kwame Raoul

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Kwame Raoul is an attorney and Illinois attorney general. He previously served in the Illinois Senate and worked as a Cook County prosecutor.

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DI has documented statements by Kwame Raoul on Consumer Protection, Right to Repair, and Trade Policy, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Kwame Raoul

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Kwame Raoul

Role at the time: Illinois attorney general

Condemned

Statement summary

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul opposed the new Section 301 tariffs as illegal and vowed to continue challenging their imposition on consumers and businesses.

“fight the Trump administration's illegal tariffs.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Attorney General Raoul Again Sues Trump Administration to Stop Illegal TariffsRaoul quotation and Section 301 discussion, paragraphs 2 and 5-7
Why we used this label

Raoul expressly rejects the latest tariffs and supports the lawsuit challenging them.

Read statementAre Trump's Section 301 "forced labor" tariffs a lawful remedy, or a pretext to revive struck-down global tariffs?
Portrait of Kwame Raoul

Kwame Raoul

Role at the time: Illinois attorney general

Condemned

Statement summary

Raoul condemns forcing farmers to rely on expensive authorized dealers and supports access to fully functional repair tools.

“farmers should have increased flexibility to repair and maintain their equipment”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Kwame Raoul announces Deere repair-restriction lawsuitRaoul's attributed statement
Why we used this label

Raoul condemns forcing farmers to rely on expensive authorized dealers and supports access to fully functional repair tools.

Read statementJohn Deere agrees to expand repair access after disputing the FTC's monopoly allegations

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