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Donald Trump weaponized U.S. tariffs to protect corporate allies, pressure foreign governments, and advance political goals far outside trade policy

Internal documents obtained by The Washington Post reveal that the Trump administration leveraged tariff negotiations to pursue political and strategic objectives far beyond trade policy — including threatening India with a 50% import tax unless it cut off Russian oil purchases. Officials described the files as “shocking” in scope, showing how
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