By Matt Rooney
Mikie Sherrill’s Attorney General Jennifer Davenport – fully endorsed by the entire NJGOP Senate caucus – is suing President Trump (again), Save Jerseyans.
The Sherrill Administration is challenging the Trump Administration’s ability to levy a global 15% tariff pursuant to Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The multistate complaint (State of Oregon, et al., v. Trump, et al.) joined by the State of New Jersey is pending before the U.S. Court of International Trade.
“Tariffs raise prices for hard-working families and businesses across New Jersey,” said Davenport. “I will keep fighting against the imposition of unnecessary and illegal costs on our consumers. We’re going to court to protect our state from these illogical and illegal tariffs.”
Of course, there’s no factual support for Davenport’s claim. Inflation is slowing under President Trump, and China’s bottom line is increasingly suffering, but the Sherrill Administration (unironically?) believes endless lawsuits is a good use of our collective tax dollars. This is lawsuit #4, and Sherrill hasn’t even hit the two month mark yet…
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— Attorney General Jennifer Davenport (@NewJerseyOAG) March 5, 2026
The new AG’s office has also sued (or threatened to sue) the Trump Administration over other topics including childhood vaccines, the Gateway Project, illegal immigration and energy programs.
Davenport was confirmed 38-0 by the State Senate without any Republican opposition after suggesting that she’d be less political than Matt Platkin.
“I didn’t go into law enforcement to pick fights, and I care about our relationships with career law enforcement officers at every level,” Davenport claimed during her January confirmation hearing.
What we now suspect: “less political” means she’ll spend less time going after Democrat Party bosses?
Oops!
