Governor Gavin Newsom has declared the readiness of the state of California to commence legal action against President Donald Trump for imposing tariffs on imports into the United States.

Newsom, a Democratic Party member, announced that the lawsuit would challenge the president’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs he said portends risks to the economy of California.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta informed the public that vendors are already warning that they will “pass the costs of Trump’s tariffs onto the state of California.”

The state is challenging the enforcement of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which enables a president to freeze and block transactions in response to foreign threats.