By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Twelve U.S. states will ask a federal court on Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, arguing that he overstepped his authority by declaring a national emergency to impose across-the-board taxes on imports from nations that sell more to the U.

Oregon, Illinois, New York, and nine more U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump. The lawsuit alleged that President Donald Trump misused the Emergency Powers Act. The twelve states will ask a federal court to pause the president’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs.

Twelve states on Wednesday urged a federal court to strike down President Donald Trump's sweeping taxes on imports, saying he had exceeded his authority, left U.S. trade policy dependent on his whims and unleashed economic chaos.